Editing Murder of Bob Crane (section)

== Murder ==
On June 28, 1978, Bob Crane gave what would ultimately be his last performance at the Windmill Dinner Theater, in the play Beginner's Luck, finishing at 10:30 PM. Afterwards, he drove away with his friend, John Henry Carpenter. Victoria Berry Wells, who co-starred with him in Beginner's Luck saw him for the last time. The particular run of the play had not been going well for Crane.

According to one witness about what happened during hours after that, Crane told Carpenter he no longer wanted to continue engaging in a sexual lifestyle. Another witness claimed that she saw the two men drinking, even though Crane didn't drink at all, and dancing into the late hours. 

The next day, on June 29, in the early hours of the morning, around 4:00 AM, as he was sleeping, his unknown assailant entered Bob's apartment silently and attacked Crane, who was sleeping in his bed, bludgeoning him to death, possibly with a camera tripod, and an electrical cord was tied around his neck.

His body was discovered later that day in the afternoon, by his co-star, Victoria Berry Wells, who last saw him alive the day before, entering his apartment after he failed to show up to a lunch meeting.

Crane's funeral was held on July 5, 1978, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westwood, Los Angeles. An estimated 200 family members and friends attended, including Patty Duke, John Astin, and Carroll O'Connor. Pallbearers included ''Hogan's Heroes'' producer Edward Feldman, co-stars Larry Hovis and Robert Clary, and Crane's son Robert.