TV series
Death by Fame goes behind the scenes to uncover the sinister side of fame and reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall and murder of some of Hollywood's most promising stars.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Death by Fame goes behind the scenes to uncover the sinister side of fame and reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall and murder of some of Hollywood's most promising stars.
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Episode 1
At just 15 years-old, Correa-McMullen rose to fame from the tough streets of Los Angeles, starring alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest actors and actresses. But a romance with the wrong person takes her down a dangerous path, and out of the spotlight forever.
Guest stars Tara Correa-McMullen, Carol Barbee
Episode 2
Loredana Nesci, a body-building attorney, and star of a new reality series on Sundance called "Loredana Esq." dies under suspicious circumstances in 2015.
Guest stars Loredana Nesci, Robert Reagan, Geoff Blain
Episode 3
Blake Leibel is a Hollywood writer, producer, and graphic novelist living on his inheritance. He creates a toxic love triangle between his wife, model Amanda Braun, and two girlfriends, Iana Kasian and storyboard artist Constance Buccafurri, that spins out of control and ends in a grisly murder.
Guest stars Blake Leibel, Amanda Braun, Constance Buccafurri
Episode 4
After James Brown dies on Christmas 2006, some suspect murder; the conspiracy grows with the shooting death of his son-in-law Darren Lumar in November 2008; when detectives dig into Lumar's past, the possibility for motives becomes endless.
Guest stars James Brown, Yamma Brown, Camille Solari
Episode 5
A strange cast of characters, an entertainment writer, a pop starlet, a former Marine, and a music producer, find themselves in an apartment where one of them ends up dead. Police sift through lies and half-truths to uncover what truly happened.
Guest stars Sparkle Soojian
Episode 6
A sheriff's deputy turned actor reaches new heights of fame as a bailiff on an Emmy-winning show. When a shooting at his house leaves him injured and his wife dead, police learn there's more to this court TV star.
Guest stars Renard Spivey, Cristina Pérez, Judith Sheindlin, Joe Grisaffi, Shawn Harris, Shannon Hughey
Episode 7
Joseph Son had the right look to play Hollywood villains, but a terrible secret from his past resurfaces more than a decade later; when prosecutors face off with the actor on the stand, it's hard to tell fact from fiction.
Guest stars Joe Son, Campbell McLaren, Alan Amiel, Keith Hackney
Episode 8
Jam Master Jay, best known as Run-DMC's DJ, becomes a hip-hop legend; his life is cut short when he's executed in his recording studio; an exclusive interview with an eyewitness sheds light on this decades-old cold case.
Guest stars Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell, Cory Robbins, Bill Adler, Joseph Simmons, Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels
Episode information updated Sep 2, 2026
Amie HarwickSelf (archive footage)
Drew CareySelf (archive footage)
Alysse FozmarkAmie Hardwick
Johnny LewisSelf (archive footage)
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