Ep 7: The Day Superman Died - George Reeves

On the morning of June 16, 1959, newspapers across the country ran the shocking headline "TV's Superman K*lls Self." George Reeves was the first person to don the red trunks in front of a camera, was dead.

It would seem heavy are the shoulders that bear the red cape. George Reeves was growing too old to play Superman and was unable to get work outside of the role. He started to spiral, believing he would only ever be "Superman" and was doomed to languish in obscurity.

Then, one night in June of 1959, George Reeves excused himself from a party in his own home and shot himself in his bedroom! LAPD declares the death a su*c*de at the scene, and the papers run headlines saying the same.

Over the years, many of his close friends have come forward saying that Reeves was Murd*r*d!

This time around, I took a look at the Eviden ...