Here at The Smoking Gun, we don't celebrate too many anniversaries. But in the case of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, we're making an exception. Twenty years ago--on October 12, 1978--Sid (real name: John Simon Ritchie) stabbed Nancy to death in a room at New York's Chelsea Hotel. Sid, bassist for the Sex Pistols, checked himself out a few months later via a heroin overdose (but not before getting arrested again--while on bail--for a bar brawl). Here is a selection of court, police, and medical examiner records from that heady time:

Sid Confesses To Cops (1 page)

Indicted For Second Degree Murder (1 page)

A Fan Writes: Sid Needs Diana Ross (1 page)

Crime Scene Detritus (1 page)

On Bail, A Vicious Ballbuster (1 page)

Sid's Death Certificate (1 page)

Sid's Mug Shot (1 page)

 
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