Connie Francis opens up about her horrific 1974 rape, brother's murder …
Jan 26, 2018 · Connie Francis: My brother’s murder. I rented out a room in the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas for two weeks to write the chapters on the rape and my brother’s murder.
Connie Francis Opens Up: The Rape, The Murder, The Breakdown — …
Jun 23, 2025 · Today, Connie lives quietly in Florida, mostly retired, surrounded by friends and fans who have never stopped loving her. In 2010, she became a national spokesperson for Mental Health …
1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer's life was touched ...
Jul 17, 2025 · 1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.
What happened to Connie Francis’ brother? Singer experienced …
Jul 17, 2025 · Here's what we know about Connie Francis' brother's murder George Franconero, Connie's brother, was attacked and killed in 1981.
Lake Charles man accused of killing father’s fiancée
Aug 9, 2024 · LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is behind bars after police say he killed his father’s fiancée Thursday evening. Jesse Lee First, 32, is facing a charge of second-degree …
‘I never cried so hard’: Singer Connie Francis reflects on stardom and ...
Jul 17, 2025 · In a 2002 interview with Larry King, singer and actress Connie Francis talks about what she learned over the course of her life – and how she gained perspective from tragedy. Francis was …
Obituary Index - City Archives & Special Collections
Obituary Index The Obituary Index references obituaries and death notices published in New Orleans newspapers from 1804-1972 and biographical information published in older Louisiana collective …
The Horrific Rape of Actress/Singer Connie Francis ('Where The Boys …
Jan 11, 2025 · Francis, now 84 years old, made her acting debut on August 20, 1960, which is when she began shooting the iconic feature film, Where the Boys Are. From 1982 to 1991 Francis was …
The brother of singer Connie Francis was slain outside...
Mar 6, 1981 · NEWARK, N.J. -- The brother of singer Connie Francis was slain outside his home Friday by two gunmen who stepped from behind a row of bushes and shot him in the head.
Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy
Jul 18, 2025 · The following decades were less than kind to Connie Francis, who seemed to be dogged by tragedy. She was raped at knife- point and almost killed in her mo- tel room in 1974, after …
AT 86, CONNIE FRANCIS FINALLY BREAKS SILENCE ON HER BROTHER’S MURDER
At 86 years old, legendary singer Connie Francis — whose voice once filled every jukebox and radio across America — finally broke her silence on the most haunting tragedy of her life: the unsolved …
“The Secret Connie Francis Carried for Decades After One Horrific …
Jun 5, 2025 · 🎙️ On the night of November 8, 1974, Connie Francis—the voice that once filled every American living room with romance and resilience—was silenced by a trauma no spotlight could ever …
4 convicted murderers from SWLA pardoned by Gov. Edwards
Dec 22, 2023 · LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Of the 56 people Gov. John Bel Edwards has pardoned since October, 41 were convicted of murder. Four of those are Southwest Louisiana cases - three …
Scott's World: Connie Snaps Out of Rape Trauma - UPI Archives
Sep 14, 1981 · Singer Connie Francis calls it a miracle -- the way she finally snapped out of the 7-year trauma she suffered after being raped....
Illinois Statewide Death Index - Illinois Secretary of State
Enter at least the first two letters of the surname of the decedent and select the name of a county from the drop-down option box to return a list of deaths for the name you entered from a particular county. …