Death of Nancy Spungen at the Chelsea Hotel

On October 12, 1978, Nancy Spungen was found dead from a stab wound in room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel. Her boyfriend, musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, was arrested and charged in connection with her death; he died of a drug overdose in February 1979 before the case went to trial. The death occurred at the historic Hotel Chelsea, which has a long-documented history of notable residents and violent incidents. The circumstances of Spungen's death have been subject to ongoing debate and investigation.