High Society’s First True Crime Scandal

Socialites are supposed to have it all, but all Sunny von Bulow got was unrelenting tragedy.
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[@user-jp1zs8wy5n]

There was a gentleman that lived in my building that was a guard in the hospital where Sunny Von Bulow was being cared for. He told me how she was delicately cared for in her comatose condition. He told me about how she would move from time to time and how the nurses woulld attend to her grooming necessities . He would describe how serene she looked. Sadly my elderly friend passed away a year ago.

[@bellyarty]

Thank you for sharing this. It gives me hope if I ever fall into a vegetative state ❤

[@elainethomas9737]

I always thought homeboy was guilty don't blame her children for going after him.

[@Contessa6363]

Loved Reversal of Fortune. I was 6 months pregnant at the time. When the Academy awards came for 1991 I remember watching Jeremy Irons acceptance speech from my hospital bed the day after my son's birth! ❤

[@cherylmaden5989]

He was AMAZING in that movie

[@12thDecember]

I remember this case. I always thought he had injected her with insulin that caused her to slip into a coma. What a pity that a young girl with such a bright disposition that her father nicknamed her Sunny would end up having such a miserable life. Thank you for sharing a compassionate view of her story.

[@Heartwing37]

Same! This was in the news everywhere back then

[@DH-xm3hc]

I agree. I thought he was found guilty. I remember reading some about it.​@@Heartwing37

[@ukmary1968]

Yes. Me too

[@josebenito15]

There's a great film called "Reversal of Fortune" in which Glenn Close plays the main character. A very nice documentary. Very well done and crafted (as usual in this Channel) Keep on posting and Greetings from Spain 🌟

[@julieb737]

I agree . Reversal of Fortune in an amazing movie . I’ve seen it four times times .

[@dalehoward3704]

A GREAT MOVIE ABOUT THIS CASE!!

[@Swelte]

oh wow I will watch it

[@julieb737]

@@Swelte it’s on KZbin , or at least in U.K. it is . There’s a more recent movie with the same name tho . The one you want was made in 1990 .

[@toriladybird511]

The clips are shared on the story ❤

[@user-vl8qw8hp1g]

I remember when this case was in the news. CVB was an opportunist, among other things.

[@karenhorton2345]

Me too

[@Boadicea17]

I remember my dad telling me Sunny was a real life 'Sleeping Beauty' and that nurses said she never seemed to age over the decades in her deep sleep. RIP Sunny💛

[@Curlyblonde]

I remember this case well. Sunny was one of many ultra wealthy American women who married poor European Royalty and bought titles during the 50s & 60s as an elitist social enhancement that was the fashionable thing to do at the time. Most of European Royalty were bankrupt and dethroned after the Depression and Wars, but still liked the luxurious lifestyles, hobnobbing with the wealthy and were not used to having to work for a living. Many of these marriages were opportunistic and unhappy despite their public images. Many divorced when the women tired of their entitled impervious ways and the bed hopping that they were used to. The royals often received a nice Go Away Settlement that they could live off of. Von Bulow's ruthlessness, greed and narcissistic nature revealed itself on his face. He looked the part and got away with attempted murder. Getty his former employer, supported him financially during his trial and appeal. At least the children ensured that he did not benefit financially from Sunny's funds & estate and would not be near her risking her life any further. Von Bulow was a dark and creepy man.

[@astroemerald3175]

In Austrailia an Heiress here married a titled flight attendant . The wedding was held in Venice and high society from across the globe were invited . The groom ran off with the best man on the day of the Wedding !

[@bellyarty]

Well written. Thank you. I agree totally ❤️ Sadly........

[@IrishTexan09]

Pure speculation. You know nothing of alcoholism the effects it has on the brain and body. A woman who drank so much she couldn’t walk? Her son had to help her walk? How often do you get that drunk?

[@bellyarty]

@@IrishTexan09 maybe her husband was already poisoning her with the tablets as well?

[@jabbermocky4520]

Hear, hear.

[@user-fp2kt1le2e]

Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons were fabulous in the movie about this.

[@angelicamichelle1646]

Well I can't believe I missed it I've got to go find it

[@dalehoward3704]

I loved that movie❤

[@cynthialangley7338]

We have a different picture of Alan Dershowitz now as well, given his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

[@isabellind1292]

Well, Virgina Guiffre recanted accusing of Dershowitz being any part of the Epstein scandal. She said she it was mistaken identity so I don't trust a word she says about anyone. You don't mistake people who you claim were part of victimizing people.

[@user-gu1jk4qn6b]

Just 27? Back in the 60s, by 27, she should have had 3-4 children, had she not been Sunny. I lived in DC when all of this was going on. It seemed like each night, this was the lead story. It was so sad, and just the name "Klaus Von Bulow" became synonymous, with having a husband who meant to kill. I had no idea that she'd lasted as long as she did. She was a very troubled woman, and he was a gold digger.

[@katwitanruna]

Not every woman had 3-4. My mother had one and Sunny had two.

[@bellyarty]

She was only troubled because he slipped her drugs

[@RobertaReal7980]

The 1960's wasn't the 1860's when you needed large families to help with the farm. Smaller families were becoming the norm in the 60's when birth control was more readily available than it had previously.

[@mylamberfeeties875]

​@@bellyartycommon dominator was her 👈

[@marylouleeman591]

How hideous for her children and family!!

[@notsurewhatscookin8691]

I remember seeing this on the news back then, I’ve forgotten all about it. Great storytelling.

[@notpurrfect6397]

Klaus and Andrea (the girlfriend) posed for a Vanity Fair feature during the trial. What a story.

[@leslieking6259]

The girlfriend's name was Alexandra Isles.

[@notpurrfect6397]

@@leslieking6259 Of course it was Alexandra. She had to sound like a character straight out of Dynasty. She certainly had the glamour and looks. Thank you for the correction!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

​@@notpurrfect6397 you were right the first time, it's Andrea Reynolds who was his girlfriend during the trial(s) era and who featured in the light-on-facts Dominick Dunne Vanity Fair article. Alexandra Moltke Isles had broken up with von Bulow and was out of the picture long before the illnesses/comas, etc. (although she was called upon to testify in at least one of the trials). She herself is descended from both Danish nobility and some of the most prominent Knickerbocker families ever to live in New Amsterdam or New York. Of course she is best known not for the von Bulow mess, but as Victoria Winters, the young governess around whom all the gothic drama of Dark Shadows revolved in the early years of the show. The first couple hundred episodes of that show started with her intoning "my name is Victoria Winters ..." Isles, her married name, connects her and her son to the Lehman Brothers dynasty.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

​@@4seasons546do you imagine that they lived in a one bedroom apartment???

[@twilightpurpleglow]

@@leslieking6259 that is her name she is still alive at 79 yrs old.

[@sifridbassoon]

I had forgotten about this story. Wow. Considering the Capote stories recently, I guess NY Society was a dangerous time.

[@chantaldesravines7801]

I Totally Enjoyed This Episode. I Never Really Knew The Real Story Behind The Vin Bulow Case. Great Episode 👍🏾

[@kerrybaker723]

The husband definitely did it😡

[@judyrosey]

Wow....I never knew this story. Well done.

[@BJsEsotericMusings-nq4lr]

Sure seems hinky to me. It did at the time & I wondered if her husband had something to do with her 'condition.' this doesn't seem to point me to other conclusions other than her husband!

[@stj971]

His guilt was frankly obvious.

[@gailcaldwell1512]

You know I have always said I’ll give Alan Dershowitz the respect he deserves as an Attorney, and he currently does do some good for young Lawyers today. But reminding ourselves that people like him make themselves INSANELY RICH, on the backs of Top Notch, First Grade, Cold Blooded Murderers. Oh I know the term they love to spout. It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove? Well, I suppose that is indeed true. But ONE DAY….ONE DAY GOD will judge each and every one of us. And I truly have a clear conscience knowing that “I” didn’t help free murderers. But that’s just me!

[@JustMe-uu3bh]

I remember this, the movie is called, "Reversal of Fortune" - it's pretty obvious who did what. I know this is a bit off the subject, but there was a movie was well called, "Murder in Texas" and this reminded me of it.....another true story of the husband doing his wife in. starred Farrah Fawcett, another great performance. you won't forget it either. I remember this, the movie is called, "Reversal of Fortune" - it's pretty obvious who did what. I know this is a bit off the subject, but there was a movie was well called, "Murder in Texas" (full movie on YT) and this reminded me of it.....another true story of the husband doing his wife in. starred Farrah Fawcett, another great performance. you won't forget it either. it's based on the true story of Joan Robinson Hill, Dr. John Hill & Ash Robinson - she had a gold digging husband too who happened to be a "doctor". so sorry that these monsters seem to get away with murder, reminds me of that case where the mother wrote the ransom note - botched investigation and looked like officials were paid to look the other way..........they will be in hell no doubt.........🔥👿🔥

[@mylamberfeeties875]

Sad for the children having to deal with all that, the drinking is absolutely embarrassing for them. They had to be adults and care for her, not a mother at all

[@marktapley7571]

This video gave no details about the trial or what von Bulow’s reason was for carrying insulin and syringes around.

[@CB-zd2dn]

Just found this site this morning became a subscriber and fan already. Love hearing about history and people from times gone by. Thanks for great content ❤🎉🎉

[@earthling8585]

Yet, why Claus had a used syringe was not asked?

[@irenepinsonneault2740]

It was asked. And answered. It was one of the elements that won him a new trial on appeal. It wasn't his syringe. Sunny used his toilet kit to stash things she didn't want her maid to find.

[@earthling8585]

@@irenepinsonneault2740 I did not know that. Thank you.

[@sarahholland2600]

​@@irenepinsonneault2740That sounds unlikely. Maids miss nothing, even if they dont clean it/its not part of their official duty. They notice every detail of their employers life & routine. She was naive if she thought they didnt.

[@elizabethmurphy5256]

Why would Sunny take insulin? As someone who had taken in insulin for many years, this always confused me. If her blood sugars went low (leading to a coma) - why would she take anything to make them lower? I think he did it to kill her.

[@Valentina-Steinway]

@@elizabethmurphy5256I agree….😢

[@frankwafer6919]

She was a Dark Shadows cast member, loved❤the show tho!

[@bradbell3744]

It seems odd to use lots of images and video of Glenn Close when you’re referring to Sunny von Bülow. Yes, Glenn Close portrayed Sunny in the movie Reversal Of Fortune, but couldn’t you have made that clear?

[@tiffinyhunter5901]

Glenn close is one the most worldwide known actresses of our time--Im betting there was less than 1% of viewers who thought that was Sunny....

[@bradbell3744]

@@tiffinyhunter5901 You may be right, but I'd bet that over half the viewers under 40 don't know of her.

[@baron17]

What u think we have footage of private arguments of Sunny and Klaus?

[@twilightpurpleglow]

My opinion is there are not many photos of Sunny out there. I am sure the younger audience will connect Glen Close to the heroin of the story. RIP Sunny.

[@kathleengenieve3804]

You don't end with the expression Dark shadows. Well his little actress girlfriend that was the TV show she was in. He was entitled Dark shadows and it was about a vampire. I wonder who the real vampire was? Perhaps it was Claus himself

[@aprilmorrison9627]

It would be interesting to know how exactly Claus supported himself abroad after the civil suit.....This story has always been fascinating. The movie was done very well I thought.

[@exaudi33]

He was a lawyer; formerly worked for J. Paul Getty.

[@twilightpurpleglow]

I remember this true story quite well. It is very sad such a pretty woman. It would be unfair for me to blame her totally for falling into a coma if indeed she did not take care of her own health, but I was always suspicious of Clause Von Bulow (marital problems, meds stashed away in a suitcase in a closet, the accounts of her maid, the mistress, and the evil of all money money). Her two older children were on her side and Cosima the youngest on her dad's side. Ultimately there is the one they have to face upon death and I am sure they already did. I was relief to read that Sunny was treated very well and with respect and love all the years she was in coma. May God give her soul eternal peace 💐✝

[@Swelte]

How fascinating really enjoyed

[@Audrey-td2zw]

Seems Sunny's family were in denial of her substance n alcohol use. "She went into the private bathroom and came out with a glass of ginger ale"!!!

[@vergeofnervousbreakdown2605]

Allan Dershowitz was on OJ’s defense team, but he’s an appellate lawyer, and was only to be involved if OJ was convicted, to appeal the case. So he wasn’t actually actively involved in the defense or the acquittal.

[@TheNester.]

Money is truly the root of all evil! Many have died for less than $100. 😔

[@RobertaReal7980]

The love of money is the root of all evil.

[@Why-Censor]

From words not properly pronounced like homage, silent h - soft g, and an uncomfortable cadence to the low quality voice that grates hard on the ears. Just because you can speak does not mean you're narrator worthy.

[@winiferskattebol9492]

Ala (Annie Laurie) von Auersperg, her daughter, went to school with me at Hewitt in NYC.

[@clickha]

Bravo

[@stefaniecosme4774]

Although I was Very Young, I remember when this case happened- Bc of how wealthy they were, it was Shocking, Salacious, and Of Course Very High Profile- And given that fact, I kind of wish that the narrator would have been a bit older and someone who could have articulated the script a bit clearer- Also, just an FYI: Although he was on the “Dream Team” Alan Dershowitz was Not the attorney who won the OJ Simpson case, it was Johnny Cochran, “If the glove don’t fit, You Must Acquit”- Anyways, It was a Great and Very Interesting video

[@nanyabyzness3234]

Please give credit to the films that you get the pictures/videos from.

[@lovelyandsmartcommentator5130]

She was a victim of malignant narcissistic abuse.

[@ColleenMarie111]

A deathly coma? That's as far as I got in the video. I'm out, peace

[@jilltagmorris]

Thank you

[@mauricedavis2160]

Now, how about the lower societys first true crime scandal🤔...🙏✨👌😷🐲❣️

[@yippee8570]

Cain and Abel?

[@tiffinyhunter5901]

Okay that's a good one 🤣😂

[@bellyarty]

Yes I jolly well did enjoy this episode. Thanks. I only knew about it from the film which I have not seen. I totally don't like Glenn close. I really like Jeremy irons! If only the son, Alexander, had been more on the ball, and the "maid" less subservient maybe this would have had a better outcome.....

[@Vino-bv5ic]

Vlog is filled w scenes fr the film version of this saga! Not good.

[@ninaflo769]

K Good lord quit showing Glen Close I am going to puke 🤮

[@billwhicker3511]

who did in his wife and comes down your chimney at x-mas ? santa claus von bulow. poor sunny. rip

[@cherylmaden5989]

If she was an alcoholic and he had been injecting her with insulin, he may have gotten away with it for a while, because alcoholics have high blood sugar so he may have just counteracted that until the fateful time it was just too much or she had stopped drinking an the high insulin put her in a coma. Which can be counteracted but only if they know it rt away and if it hadnt been already happening

[@auntylinda7640]

Can't buy love 😢

[@bridgethannah2933]

What did Dershowitz have to do with OJ?

[@dalehoward3704]

He was on OJs defense team.

[@maryrichardson6029]

Very interesting Thank you❤

[@partyboi9597]

Best video in a while

[@oldermusiclover]

thought her husband got away with......

[@rosewood5017]

Most of this video is using Glenn Close and not original photos of Sunny.

[@kellimac]

Ok

[@RosemarieComtois-qs8ce]

WHEN DID SUNNY VON BULOW DIE ?

[@davidvoelkel8392]

🙏 RIP

[@hollyw9566]

Terrible AI. Issues with pronouns. Weird breaks in flow. Mispronounced names of important figures in the story, including Claus.

[@WildWestGal]

I'm sorry, but the narration is terrible. It's exhausting trying to listen to this run-on speech pattern. After 10 minutes of a sing-song up-down non-stop sentence, I'm out.

[@exaudi33]

Hardly high society's first crime scandal. Anne Woodward, Harry Crosby, Harry K. Thaw....