Trending badgeTrendingPosted 55 minutes agoSubscribe to That Got Dark NewsletterCaret DownI Can't Stop Thinking About These Horrible, Tragic, And Super Dark Celebrity DeathsCar crashes, overdoses, unsolved murders - and the one that still feels like a fever dream: Aaliyah's plane crash.by Crystal RoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Note: Stories of murder and suicide ahead. 1. Anton Yelchin - Died: June 19, 2016, Cause of death: Crushed by his Jeep Grand Cherokee. Amanda Edwards / Getty Images The promising young actor who starred in films like Odd Thomas and the popular Star Trek reboots was killed when his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down the driveway of his Los Angeles home and then pinned him between the mailbox and security fence. His official cause of death was listed as "blunt traumatic asphyxia." GTCRFOTO / Alamy Yelchin's parents eventually filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler (the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee), as his vehicle was among 1.1 million others recalled. They reached a confidential settlement in 2018. David Livingston / Getty Images 2. Rebecca Schaeffer - Died: July 18, 1989. Cause of death: Homicide by gunshot wound. Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images Schaeffer was murdered at her Los Angeles home by a stalker. The 21-year-old actress, who had recently starred in the CBS sitcom My Sister Sam and was reportedly in the running for roles in Pretty Woman and The Godfather Part III, was waiting at home for a script to be delivered for an audition later that day. MediaPunch / MediaPunch via Getty Images When her door rang at 10:15 a.m., she answered and was fatally shot by an obsessed fan named Robert John Bardo, who had been stalking her. It was reported that he had paid a private investigator $300 to find out where she lived. Bettmann / Bettmann Archive Bardo was later convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He remains incarcerated at Avenal State Prison in California. Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images 3. Judy Garland - Died: June 22, 1969, Cause of death: Barbiturate overdose. New York Daily News / NY Daily News via Getty Images The iconic singer and movie star, who was just 47 years old at the time of her death, was found dead in her London townhouse by her fifth husband, Mickey Deans. Bettmann / Bettmann Archive Garland had a long history of substance abuse and struggled with addiction for much of her life, which was compounded by the pressures of fame, financial and career issues, as well as mental health challenges. Her death was ultimately ruled accidental. Bettmann / Bettmann Archive 4. Jayne Mansfield - Died: June 29, 1967. Cause of death: Traffic collision. 20th Century-Fox / Getty Images, Bettman / Getty Images Mansfield was traveling in a 1966 Buick Electra with her driver, her lawyer/boyfriend Sam Brody, and three of her children (including actress Mariska Hargitay) when their car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. The Buick went under the trailer, destroying the top of the car and killing Mansfield, Brody, and the driver instantly. The children in the backseat miraculously survived with only minor injuries. Robert Simmons/Pix/Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images There's a popular urban legend that Mansfield was decapitated in the crash, and while she certainly sustained severe head trauma, she was not decapitated. The accident famously led to the creation of "Mansfield bars," which are guards now required on the rear of semi-trailers to prevent similar accidents. small picture / Via youtube.com 5. Cameron Boyce - Died: July 6, 2019. Cause of death: Epileptic seizure. Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Known for his roles in Disney's Jessie, Descendants, and films like Grown Ups, Boyce died in his sleep from a seizure linked to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), which was a condition he had been managing for several years. He had been found unresponsive in his home in the early afternoon. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images 6. Cory Monteith - Died: July 13, 2013. Cause of death: Accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol. FOX / FOX Image Collection via Getty Images Best known for his role as Finn Hudson on Glee, Cory Monteith was found dead in his hotel room in Vancouver, Canada. Monteith had recently completed rehab in April 2013, and experts believe this period of abstinence significantly lowered his heroin tolerance. His death was ruled an accidental overdose, the result of a mixed drug toxicity involving intravenous heroin combined with alcohol. GTCRFOTO / Alamy 7. Bruce Lee - Died: July 20, 1973. Cause of death: Cerebral edema (swelling of the brain). TCD/Prod.DB / Alamy Lee died on July 20, 1973, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong after being found unconscious on the floor of his apartment. He was 32 years old. Ben MacLeod / Alamy Interestingly, at the time of his death, Lee had been in the process of working on a film c
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