| No evidence of murder...yet things are not always as they appear to be, are they? As I've said, that some believe Brandon Bruce Lee was in fact murdered and I've discussed several motives. Two questions have been left unasked thus far. Was the projectile a lead tip or was it in fact a live .44 Magnum bullet? A bullet would have blown a quarter-size (some say half-dollar) size hole in Brandon's abdomen--but
did they get their information? Was it a misprint? Or did a member of cast or crew lie about being on the scene and seeing the wound? If so, they were lying because there was no entrance wound; it was a mere scratch. I tend to believe the projectile was in fact a lead tip. Because stunt coordinator and Brandon's best friend Jeff Imada said the wound was small, and there is no way a whole, live .44 Magnum bullet will leave a small entrance wound. How did the killer pull it off? One way, and one way only: the killer hired an insider--unless the killer was an insider--a member of the crew or even the cast, who managed, in the hurry and scurry of the set activity, to insert the lead tip into the chamber and pop the tipless bullet into an empty slot. Had it been discovered before the gun was handed to Michael Massee, it would have been chalked up as a careless mistake. But J.B. Jones's incompetence played right into the killer's hands. |
Was Brandon Bruce Lee ritualistically murdered?
Why? What motive?
Does there have to be a reason? Of course not. There are creatures--human monsters out there who kill for no other
reason than the pleasure of their gonads. I give you Mark David Chapman, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, Wayne Williams and
other members of the thrill kill culture. Even as production was in the planning stage in LA, news got out that Brandon Lee
would play Eric Draven in the goth Crow. Remember the anonymous caller who warned production against making The Crow?
There was concern that some nut might be after legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee's son, and who knows? Maybe
that is just what happened. But I doubt it very seriously. (The killer had to have had inside help--unless he was already inside.)
That variety of nut is usually a loner, who relies on no one but himself. No, he would have caught Brandon in the gym parking
lot or shown up at his door and done the deed himself.
Here's a list of possible scenarios:
Why? What motive?
Does there have to be a reason? Of course not. There are creatures--human monsters out there who kill for no other
reason than the pleasure of their gonads. I give you Mark David Chapman, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, Wayne Williams and
other members of the thrill kill culture. Even as production was in the planning stage in LA, news got out that Brandon Lee
would play Eric Draven in the goth Crow. Remember the anonymous caller who warned production against making The Crow?
There was concern that some nut might be after legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee's son, and who knows? Maybe
that is just what happened. But I doubt it very seriously. (The killer had to have had inside help--unless he was already inside.)
That variety of nut is usually a loner, who relies on no one but himself. No, he would have caught Brandon in the gym parking
lot or shown up at his door and done the deed himself.
Here's a list of possible scenarios:
Greed. Definition: when one wants more than one needs. Every crime that has ever been committed boils down to greed. I
don't care if it's theft, rape, or murder, greed backs it. Money and power, greed is the sidekick. The Crow was going overtime
and over-budget, the leading man was not as famous as, say, River Phoenix, it was being directed by a music video cowboy Alex
Proyas, who had never directed a movie before--the success of the movie had to have been of concern. Did someone go to the
lengths and breadths of killing Brandon to make The Crow rock? His death certainly made Brandon Lee a legend and The
Crow a cult hit. When Vic Morrow died on the set of The Twilight Zone, a Hollywood producer said "I'd kill for a break like
that."
Neo Nazis. Could Asian-Hating Neo Nazis have killed Brandon because he was the product of an interracial union and had
the gall--in their twisted estimation--to flaunt it by scaling the ropes to superstardom?
Racists. Just your garden variety redneck bigot--not exclusive to the South--KKK mindset. I surfed onto a site today
dedicated to Eliza Hutton. RE: Eliza--the Cathedral is a forum with a chat platform similar to IMDb, but it's all Eliza all the
time, with nods toward Brandon, natch. Some jerk off named Mike wrote that he was glad Brandon Lee was dead, because
Brandon stole a white woman. And they both got what they deserved. He went on to warn Asians to leave white women alone. And
I had to reply, of course, as I do. Let him have it with both barrels. I called him a racist pig, an SOB, and a slime ball, for good measure. I'm one-eighth
Cherokee, raised white, married to a Mexican, so my blood was boiling. I also put a Chinese curse on him. Heh. I can be a witch spelled with a capitol B,
babydoll. Anyway, could one of these pigs have done the deed, or had it done? A little far out, right? Well, a father poisoning his two children's soup is
pretty far out there too, but it happened, in the state of Georgia, I might add. Lots of far out things happen all the time.
Culture. What about the Chinese Tong, or mafia? Did they kill Brandon--and Bruce--for revealing ancient Chinese martial art secrets to the Western
world--or white devils, as they refer to us? Bruce Lee's official cause of death was brain edema--not an aneurysm, as is posted on one certain site. Bruce's
brain swelled so tight against his skull that it killed him. What caused the swelling? Allergic reaction to Equegesia, a super aspirin? Or the so-called
touch of death--a mysterious martial art move that can kill with a mere touch of the hand. Another site claims that as good as Bruce was, he had to have
been hit in the head many times during his fight scenes and workouts. And then you have Chuck Norris, I believe it was, who said Bruce Lee was
untouchable. I tend to believe Norris. Bruce Lee was so fast that he had to be filmed in slo-mo during his Green Hornet days, otherwise he would have
been a chop-kick flash across the screen.
The Chinese Tongs were angry that Bruce was teaching ancient Kung Fu secrets to Western devils. When he opened his first situ in Seattle, they came to
him and ordered him to close it. He refused, but challenged them to a contest: he would fight their best, and if their guy won, Bruce would close shop, but
if Bruce won, he would not close, and they would say no more about it. All agreed. And Bruce won, natch. And nothing more was said about it, but...some
people are poor losers...could they have in fact set in motion not only the death of Bruce Lee, but Brandon's twenty years later? Twenty years is a long
time, but remember, Brandon was just on the brink of superstardom when he died. Did the tong kill Bruce and nip Brandon in the bud?
Revenge. Did Brandon Lee do something while filming The Crow--or elsewhere--that ignited dead-bang compensation? Possible. Let me tell you about
the real Brandon. What you saw was what you got, babydoll. Nothing fake about him. He seldom hit the Hollywood scene, and not the tiniest bit of
scandal mars his good name. One of my favorite sites is Findadeath.com, devoted to dead celebrity profiles. The webmaster, Scott Michaels can did dirt
like a mole and isn't too shy to throw it. His Brandon Lee page is comparable to 16 pages of printout, and there is not one word of scandal
anywhere.
Brandon kicked butt on camera and off. Not long before his death, he caught a burglar red-handed in his Beverly Hills home. Brandon could have turned
and run out the door; he could have said "Take whatever you want, just please don't hurt me." Ha! Not Brandon. No, he put the creep in the hospital.
Another incident happened during a Crow production dinner. Everyone was there, including Brandon's fiancée Eliza Hutton, who was hired as his
assistant. One of the stars, whose role was a top thug, thought Brandon was too weak, sweet, and nice to play a strong character like Draven. At the table
that night, this actor was cursing about something or other when Brandon Bruce Lee shot to his feet, leaned across the plates and got right in this guy's
face and said "Don't use that kind of language when there's ladies present." The curser changed his mind quickly about Brandon. Notice I didn't name
him--I know exactly who he is--but I will not be a party to someone reading this and spreading "Hey, I read on StarThrillerBrandonLee that ______ killed
Brandon because Brandon embarrassed him at the table.
What I'm saying is that Brandon was not a fake, milktoast, whiner. He was brave and passionate about his principles. He was a man. So it's possible he
might have stood up to someone coasting with one hubcap missing. It happens. It's a chance you take when you take up for yourself or try to get justice
for the wronged. But you have to be true to yourself and others, don't you? Of course you do.
Illuminati. This theory is the wildest, most bizarre of them all. I thought I had heard everything, obviously not. And
I'm not particularly happy to find it. It's spooky, to say the least. No ghost I've ever seen or heard in broad daylight has
ever scared me like the Illuminati conspiracy. And I'm not going to go into an in depth expose about it. If you want more,
you greedy thing--just kidding--Google it.
I asked my Yahoo! Answers community what Illuminati was. A69 (Chosen as my Yahoo! Answers Best Answer).
1.) U must be free of all religion
2.) The end justifies the means
3.) The Pater Exitus ( doctrine on suicide)
4.) Submission to the Superiors of the Illuminati
5.) The Love of one's prince and country (the ultimate ends of the Order).
If I tell u anymore I have to kill u!!!
Thanks A69!
Illuminati is allegedly an unblinking all-seeing eye, a secret global government, a New World Order, an evil, black dog watching the world with reptilian
eyes, waiting to spring into action, to incite war and chaos, to kill, to further their means. What means? World rule--as in the Fourth Reich.
What is more, a branch of Illuminati allegedly control the USA government. When a new president goes into office, they reveal themself and say "You do
it our way or you die." Ew. And everybody blames W for the Iraqi war. Duh! LOL!!!
Illuminati is supposedly responsible for igniting every major event inhistory (from the downfall of Adam and Eve to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ) and
modern times (from the Jack the Ripper murders to the assassination of John F. Kennedy to 9/11, the Iraqi war...and the deaths of Bruce and Brandon
Lee.
Why kill Kennedy, much less the Lees? Allegedly, the Kennedy family and the Lee family are somehow or other in the Illuminati
lineage. Why would they kill their own? Perhaps JFK and the Lees broke the rules or refused to bend to Illuminati power. If you as me
this is a big fat bull pattie, but an interesting take.
Still...according to Wikipedia.com, the Illuminati does exist. Check it out. (But keep in mind that Wikipedia and IMDb are not the holy grail of Brandon
Lee--or any other subject matter.)
Eliza. Yeah, right. But there are actually some people out there--waaaay out there--who believe Eliza was involved in a conspiracy to kill Brandon Lee.
Bull poop.
Linda. Yeah, right. But there are people, including RE Payne, PI, who believe she had her own son murdered for his life insurance and estate assets.
The following reply to a comment I made on IBOb Brandon Lee: Murder or Accident from southrules who says:
Gotta love conspiracy theories. Let me tell you something. I was in the movie as an extra ( you can see me twice in club scenes, tall guy with bushy
hair). Anyway, the set was in a huge old cement factory in the middle of winter. No electricity, no heat and hardly any light, even during the day
(generators outside. People were cramping up and having to be taken to hospitals sometimes.Actors were arguing with crew, producers and director.It was
a harsh environment waiting for a big accident to happen. My girlfriend and I quit because of the conditions($41 a day).I was there for the interview with B.
Lee you see on the DVD. We all were hushed and people were shaking from the cold.This was so an accident. Oh, but I did get to hang with the black
Ghostbuster for a couple of hours though. Great info, southrules, if you are who you say you are.
Gina T writes: I've just finishing reading your article (Gunsmoke) about motives for the possible murder of Brandon Lee. Honestly, I'm in 2 minds
here. One side of me, for a peaceful life wants to believe that Brandon's death was an accident. But lately, I've been pondering about the money making
aspects of killing the lead star in a classic "art imitates life" scenario. I mean what better way to turn the film into a cult classic than to have the leading
man of the film die shortly before he was to marry his fiancée just like in the movie. Seems a bit far fetched, but people have committed the most
horrendous acts for less. Btw the only reason I would let his Mom off the hook, and I really don't think she wanted to kill her son, is because court cases
take FOREVER to solve so a settlement may have been her best option. However, I heard that she sold all of Brandon's things shortly after his death and
that Eliza Hutton was appalled at her for doing so.
It's good to remember that simply because there's no evidence of a crime, it doesn't mean that a crime wasn't committed. To me, the case is
still open.... It's still open for me too, Gina.
Thanks for the great comment!
So, what do you think? Was Brandon Lee murdered? Evidence?
Hollywood has become the modern day Olympus populated with demigod
stars. And when one of them dies young it's hard for us mere mortals to
believe that such an icon could die from something so...mortal as Elvis dying
on the throne or Jim Morrison od'ing in a bathtub in Paris or Brandon Lee
dropping dead from a prop gun goof. And I will tell you right now that the
odds are--of all the rumors of death hoax and murder flying around--one dead
star is really alive; one star was really murdered. But Brandon Lee is really
dead--I believe that with all my heart--but was he murdered? What is my
opinion? I think it is highly likely that, in the least, the whole truth was
never revealed to the public--or even to the authorities. There is absolutely
no evidence that Brandon Lee was murdered. Or is there?
R. E. Payne, PI, says there is evidence of murder. He claims to have
done an extensive investigation into Brandon Lee's death, interviewing
hesitant, often scared witnesses. He goes on to say that the reason the truth
was covered up was nothing more than greed; everyone from the police to the
movie company executives were bribed, and Linda Lee Cadwell's quick settlement stopped any investigation that might have been done by honest
detectives, reporters, whomever. Didn't stop Payne though. Payne can't be bought. But Payne is making money selling a CD with hard evidence on it. I
didn't buy the CD for two reasons. One: for the same reason I don't have a cell phone--I'm stone-cold deaf, so voice and audio devices are out; and two:
I've heard that the CD, while interesting, doesn't shed a bit of light, much less evidence of murder. Come on! If Payne had hard evidence that Brandon
Lee was murdered, he or someone would have turned it over to the police and they would have instigated an investigation.
don't care if it's theft, rape, or murder, greed backs it. Money and power, greed is the sidekick. The Crow was going overtime
and over-budget, the leading man was not as famous as, say, River Phoenix, it was being directed by a music video cowboy Alex
Proyas, who had never directed a movie before--the success of the movie had to have been of concern. Did someone go to the
lengths and breadths of killing Brandon to make The Crow rock? His death certainly made Brandon Lee a legend and The
Crow a cult hit. When Vic Morrow died on the set of The Twilight Zone, a Hollywood producer said "I'd kill for a break like
that."
Neo Nazis. Could Asian-Hating Neo Nazis have killed Brandon because he was the product of an interracial union and had
the gall--in their twisted estimation--to flaunt it by scaling the ropes to superstardom?
Racists. Just your garden variety redneck bigot--not exclusive to the South--KKK mindset. I surfed onto a site today
dedicated to Eliza Hutton. RE: Eliza--the Cathedral is a forum with a chat platform similar to IMDb, but it's all Eliza all the
time, with nods toward Brandon, natch. Some jerk off named Mike wrote that he was glad Brandon Lee was dead, because
Brandon stole a white woman. And they both got what they deserved. He went on to warn Asians to leave white women alone. And
I had to reply, of course, as I do. Let him have it with both barrels. I called him a racist pig, an SOB, and a slime ball, for good measure. I'm one-eighth
Cherokee, raised white, married to a Mexican, so my blood was boiling. I also put a Chinese curse on him. Heh. I can be a witch spelled with a capitol B,
babydoll. Anyway, could one of these pigs have done the deed, or had it done? A little far out, right? Well, a father poisoning his two children's soup is
pretty far out there too, but it happened, in the state of Georgia, I might add. Lots of far out things happen all the time.
Culture. What about the Chinese Tong, or mafia? Did they kill Brandon--and Bruce--for revealing ancient Chinese martial art secrets to the Western
world--or white devils, as they refer to us? Bruce Lee's official cause of death was brain edema--not an aneurysm, as is posted on one certain site. Bruce's
brain swelled so tight against his skull that it killed him. What caused the swelling? Allergic reaction to Equegesia, a super aspirin? Or the so-called
touch of death--a mysterious martial art move that can kill with a mere touch of the hand. Another site claims that as good as Bruce was, he had to have
been hit in the head many times during his fight scenes and workouts. And then you have Chuck Norris, I believe it was, who said Bruce Lee was
untouchable. I tend to believe Norris. Bruce Lee was so fast that he had to be filmed in slo-mo during his Green Hornet days, otherwise he would have
been a chop-kick flash across the screen.
The Chinese Tongs were angry that Bruce was teaching ancient Kung Fu secrets to Western devils. When he opened his first situ in Seattle, they came to
him and ordered him to close it. He refused, but challenged them to a contest: he would fight their best, and if their guy won, Bruce would close shop, but
if Bruce won, he would not close, and they would say no more about it. All agreed. And Bruce won, natch. And nothing more was said about it, but...some
people are poor losers...could they have in fact set in motion not only the death of Bruce Lee, but Brandon's twenty years later? Twenty years is a long
time, but remember, Brandon was just on the brink of superstardom when he died. Did the tong kill Bruce and nip Brandon in the bud?
Revenge. Did Brandon Lee do something while filming The Crow--or elsewhere--that ignited dead-bang compensation? Possible. Let me tell you about
the real Brandon. What you saw was what you got, babydoll. Nothing fake about him. He seldom hit the Hollywood scene, and not the tiniest bit of
scandal mars his good name. One of my favorite sites is Findadeath.com, devoted to dead celebrity profiles. The webmaster, Scott Michaels can did dirt
like a mole and isn't too shy to throw it. His Brandon Lee page is comparable to 16 pages of printout, and there is not one word of scandal
anywhere.
Brandon kicked butt on camera and off. Not long before his death, he caught a burglar red-handed in his Beverly Hills home. Brandon could have turned
and run out the door; he could have said "Take whatever you want, just please don't hurt me." Ha! Not Brandon. No, he put the creep in the hospital.
Another incident happened during a Crow production dinner. Everyone was there, including Brandon's fiancée Eliza Hutton, who was hired as his
assistant. One of the stars, whose role was a top thug, thought Brandon was too weak, sweet, and nice to play a strong character like Draven. At the table
that night, this actor was cursing about something or other when Brandon Bruce Lee shot to his feet, leaned across the plates and got right in this guy's
face and said "Don't use that kind of language when there's ladies present." The curser changed his mind quickly about Brandon. Notice I didn't name
him--I know exactly who he is--but I will not be a party to someone reading this and spreading "Hey, I read on StarThrillerBrandonLee that ______ killed
Brandon because Brandon embarrassed him at the table.
What I'm saying is that Brandon was not a fake, milktoast, whiner. He was brave and passionate about his principles. He was a man. So it's possible he
might have stood up to someone coasting with one hubcap missing. It happens. It's a chance you take when you take up for yourself or try to get justice
for the wronged. But you have to be true to yourself and others, don't you? Of course you do.
Illuminati. This theory is the wildest, most bizarre of them all. I thought I had heard everything, obviously not. And
I'm not particularly happy to find it. It's spooky, to say the least. No ghost I've ever seen or heard in broad daylight has
ever scared me like the Illuminati conspiracy. And I'm not going to go into an in depth expose about it. If you want more,
you greedy thing--just kidding--Google it.
I asked my Yahoo! Answers community what Illuminati was. A69 (Chosen as my Yahoo! Answers Best Answer).
- The Illuminati is a secret society within a secret society!!! In 1785 they were banned because it was believed that they wanted to overthrow
the kings in Europe as well as the pope. There is a lot of speculation on their activities, i.e. The French and American revolution was started
by them!!!! All members are educated in the following principles:
1.) U must be free of all religion
2.) The end justifies the means
3.) The Pater Exitus ( doctrine on suicide)
4.) Submission to the Superiors of the Illuminati
5.) The Love of one's prince and country (the ultimate ends of the Order).
If I tell u anymore I have to kill u!!!
Thanks A69!
Illuminati is allegedly an unblinking all-seeing eye, a secret global government, a New World Order, an evil, black dog watching the world with reptilian
eyes, waiting to spring into action, to incite war and chaos, to kill, to further their means. What means? World rule--as in the Fourth Reich.
What is more, a branch of Illuminati allegedly control the USA government. When a new president goes into office, they reveal themself and say "You do
it our way or you die." Ew. And everybody blames W for the Iraqi war. Duh! LOL!!!
Illuminati is supposedly responsible for igniting every major event inhistory (from the downfall of Adam and Eve to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ) and
modern times (from the Jack the Ripper murders to the assassination of John F. Kennedy to 9/11, the Iraqi war...and the deaths of Bruce and Brandon
Lee.
Why kill Kennedy, much less the Lees? Allegedly, the Kennedy family and the Lee family are somehow or other in the Illuminati
lineage. Why would they kill their own? Perhaps JFK and the Lees broke the rules or refused to bend to Illuminati power. If you as me
this is a big fat bull pattie, but an interesting take.
Still...according to Wikipedia.com, the Illuminati does exist. Check it out. (But keep in mind that Wikipedia and IMDb are not the holy grail of Brandon
Lee--or any other subject matter.)
Eliza. Yeah, right. But there are actually some people out there--waaaay out there--who believe Eliza was involved in a conspiracy to kill Brandon Lee.
Bull poop.
Linda. Yeah, right. But there are people, including RE Payne, PI, who believe she had her own son murdered for his life insurance and estate assets.
The following reply to a comment I made on IBOb Brandon Lee: Murder or Accident from southrules who says:
Gotta love conspiracy theories. Let me tell you something. I was in the movie as an extra ( you can see me twice in club scenes, tall guy with bushy
hair). Anyway, the set was in a huge old cement factory in the middle of winter. No electricity, no heat and hardly any light, even during the day
(generators outside. People were cramping up and having to be taken to hospitals sometimes.Actors were arguing with crew, producers and director.It was
a harsh environment waiting for a big accident to happen. My girlfriend and I quit because of the conditions($41 a day).I was there for the interview with B.
Lee you see on the DVD. We all were hushed and people were shaking from the cold.This was so an accident. Oh, but I did get to hang with the black
Ghostbuster for a couple of hours though. Great info, southrules, if you are who you say you are.
Gina T writes: I've just finishing reading your article (Gunsmoke) about motives for the possible murder of Brandon Lee. Honestly, I'm in 2 minds
here. One side of me, for a peaceful life wants to believe that Brandon's death was an accident. But lately, I've been pondering about the money making
aspects of killing the lead star in a classic "art imitates life" scenario. I mean what better way to turn the film into a cult classic than to have the leading
man of the film die shortly before he was to marry his fiancée just like in the movie. Seems a bit far fetched, but people have committed the most
horrendous acts for less. Btw the only reason I would let his Mom off the hook, and I really don't think she wanted to kill her son, is because court cases
take FOREVER to solve so a settlement may have been her best option. However, I heard that she sold all of Brandon's things shortly after his death and
that Eliza Hutton was appalled at her for doing so.
It's good to remember that simply because there's no evidence of a crime, it doesn't mean that a crime wasn't committed. To me, the case is
still open.... It's still open for me too, Gina.
Thanks for the great comment!
So, what do you think? Was Brandon Lee murdered? Evidence?
Hollywood has become the modern day Olympus populated with demigod
stars. And when one of them dies young it's hard for us mere mortals to
believe that such an icon could die from something so...mortal as Elvis dying
on the throne or Jim Morrison od'ing in a bathtub in Paris or Brandon Lee
dropping dead from a prop gun goof. And I will tell you right now that the
odds are--of all the rumors of death hoax and murder flying around--one dead
star is really alive; one star was really murdered. But Brandon Lee is really
dead--I believe that with all my heart--but was he murdered? What is my
opinion? I think it is highly likely that, in the least, the whole truth was
never revealed to the public--or even to the authorities. There is absolutely
no evidence that Brandon Lee was murdered. Or is there?
R. E. Payne, PI, says there is evidence of murder. He claims to have
done an extensive investigation into Brandon Lee's death, interviewing
hesitant, often scared witnesses. He goes on to say that the reason the truth
was covered up was nothing more than greed; everyone from the police to the
movie company executives were bribed, and Linda Lee Cadwell's quick settlement stopped any investigation that might have been done by honest
detectives, reporters, whomever. Didn't stop Payne though. Payne can't be bought. But Payne is making money selling a CD with hard evidence on it. I
didn't buy the CD for two reasons. One: for the same reason I don't have a cell phone--I'm stone-cold deaf, so voice and audio devices are out; and two:
I've heard that the CD, while interesting, doesn't shed a bit of light, much less evidence of murder. Come on! If Payne had hard evidence that Brandon
Lee was murdered, he or someone would have turned it over to the police and they would have instigated an investigation.
Part V