Almanac for March 15th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for March 15th: https://ko-fi.com/post/March-15-Beware-the-Ides-of-March-A0A2JIAMG

Today's Observance: The Ides of March

Bummer March 15th

March 15, 1937: H.P. Lovecraft dies of cancer of the small intestine at age 46.

March 15, 1982: A man from Scotland becomes obsessed with American actress Theresa Saldana after seeing her in Raging Bull. He calls the actress’s mother to obtain Saldana’s personal address, posing as a casting agent. After doing so he arrives at the actress’s home in West Hollywood and attacks her with a hunting knife, stabbing her in the chest and puncturing her lung. Saldana survives the attack and becomes an advocate for other crime victims.

March 15, 1999: 25-year-old Charemon Jonovich, who is dating actor Robert Pastorelli (the two have a daughter together), dies of a gunshot wound to the head at the actor’s home in Hollywood. Pastorelli is questioned and testifies that while he and Jonovich were arguing, she pulled a gun from her handbag and shot herself. 

At the time of Pastorelli’s death of a morphine overdose in 2004, Jonovich’s death was classified as a homicide and investigators were planning to re-interview him about the circumstances of her shooting. It remains unclear whether she died by suicide, manslaughter, or accident.

On the same day, Ferris State University (Michigan) student Stephen Petz dies of alcohol intoxication after a Knights of College Leadership fraternity event in which Petz consumes 27 shots of alcoholic drinks.