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John Belushi. 1976. Photo via NARA.
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John Belushi
America's Guest
Victim(s)
John Belushi (33M)
Perpetrator(s)
Catherine Evelyn (aka Cathy Smith)
Case Status
Closed Case
Case Years
March 5, 1982
Location(s)
Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, United States of America
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On March 5, 1982, comedian and actor John Belushi, only 33 years old and already a defining force in film and television, was found dead in his bungalow at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The investigation revealed that a Canadian woman named Catherine “Cathy” Smith had been with him that night and was the one who supplied and injected the drugs that caused his fatal overdose.
