Police Identify Killer of Righteous Brothers Singer Bill Medley's Ex-Wife

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has identified the man they say killed the former wife of Righteous Brothers singer Bill Medley. In a press conference attended by Medley and his son, Darrin on Monday, authorities said Kenneth Eugene Troyer, a serial rapist shot dead after escaping prison in 1982 was confirmed as Karen Klaas' killer. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said familial DNA was used as a "last resort" and is an "invaluable resource" for cold cases. #InsideEdition

[@jfjc5694]

My very 1st Time hearing about this story. RIP

[@dianemiller8969]

My thoughts and prayers to Bill and all who knew her. How sad!!

[@RG-hf4et]

She was beautiful. Sad story and sad it took so long to find out who the killer was.

[@nobodynobody6216]

such a beautiful lady. It's so traumatizing to lose somebody that one loves.

[@NinaCovington]

Why not put her name in the title? Is she not important enough for the headline? She's more than his ex wife. You don't even say her name until nearly the one minute mark.

[@MrMJmusicLover]

I hate cases like these. Closure, but no Justice.

[@jp3923]

Really! Is there really closure?

[@gypsyspirit5749]

Some of us believe in Hell.

[@sirtedricwalker2979]

God takes care of justice for all eternity.

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

If there's no closure, then there's no true justice. Revenge is the better alternative, believe me.

[@bubgum00]

God’s got the closure in the books.

[@gypsyspirit5749]

R.I.P. my condolences to her family and friends.

[@gabrielanak6000]

I'm sad for her & the boys! RIP beautiful lady

[@GlowingJamBox]

That hurt my soul. That’s so messed up:(

[@Jgeneraledger23]

Never heard of this story. How Sad and Scary!

[@foreveryours7464]

I never knew his wife was murdered first time hearing about it

[@deborahrasche6053]

Never knew this. WoW.

[@dawnaberry8452]

She was a beautiful lady.

[@nanaberry4120]

Bill did not sing Unchained Melody… Bobby did.

[@shannonsherwood6453]

rest in peace,,finally found but a shame dead..

[@user-sf6dh]

shannon sherwood should've died in jail

[@user-sf6dh]

shannon sherwood should've died in jail

[@shannonsherwood6453]

That I agree with but things don't always come out that way..

[@normamorales1138]

shannon sherwood

[@shannonsherwood6453]

Dirt E what u trying t say?me dead?try it

[@yolied2745]

What a heartbreaking loss of a beautiful mom. Condolences to the family. Glad the killer no longer exists!

[@jeannickerson441]

This is so very sad.

[@Jgeneraledger23]

Chilling that some of the biggest serial kiIIer stories involve both POLY KLAAS and KAREN KLAAS. RIP to them Both!

[@nonyabusiness9747]

Now that is very interesting.

[@LindaTremonti]

The same thing happened to a dear friend of mine who also was raped, and murdered (stabbed) to death in Mar1983, by what the Santa Clara Co. police said was a Serial Killer. I only found out many years later, because Diane and I were teenagers when we were hanging out together in the late 60's to early 70's, and we moved in different directions. I was shocked and also very sad to hear about her being murdered, but I was also shocked to hear that her killer was given a 16 yr sentence, but only after a few years, he was released from prison, so if he's still alive, he's walking free, while Diane who was 29 when she died and who did not know her killer, no longer breathes air. Our 'justice system' is 'no' justice, but only a money-making governmental scheme from the day the suspect enters the courtroom, to the day he is a convicted killer, free on bail to rape and kill again.

[@MissHolly60]

So sad! Rip.

[@maramataniwha3225]

so fucken heart breaking bless this loving family

[@alexanderbruce2621]

God bless her and your family

[@katievarney9848]

It's crazy it took this long to figure this case out. So scary to think of going that way. :(

[@ForgeofSouls]

So sorry…

[@sirtedricwalker2979]

Its not a controversial method....it identified a killer

[@sydoz1956]

so sad

[@MatimoreAgain]

Bless them

[@MR-vf1fw]

If that officer didn't get a medal in 1982. I hope he got one now for making this world a better place.

[@joesphgallo5534]

Sad 😢

[@peterscharff8213]

Great intertainers, so very popular! I wish they would still be around doing what they did so well:

[@RingJando]

I know how you feel. Bobby Hatfield wouldn't have been around for the party as he would be 78 years old today. He passed when he was 63 years old. Bobby died hours before a scheduled Righteous Brothers concert - on January, 2004. The toxicology report concluded that an overdose of cocaine had led a fatal heart attack. Hatfield had advanced coronary disease, and according to the coroner, there was already a significant amount of blockage in the coronary arteries. One of the true soul singers that made you shiver when he hit those remarkably powerful high notes & the duo blended so perfectly.

[@Indusxstan]

RING JANDO you have put it so well 👍🏽👌🏼

[@getonwayneslevel8844]

still no video about the Quebec City shootings?

[@bashar7424]

Get On Wayne's Level whose from Canada i am

[@johnshaw873]

Wrong place and time

[@LorraineKaai-zp8jm]

The righteous Brothers were my favorite) I miss Bobby Hatfield he had a beautiful voice😊

[@LorraineKaai-zp8jm]

Bobby Hatfield, Karen carpenter, and Michael Jackson were one of a kind nobody can ever take their place

[@wendysayim2762]

Crikey i didnt know about this. How very tragic 😢

[@lorir5728]

Wow. Luckily the sons weren't hurt. Terrible crime

[@danielebrparish4271]

Thankfully they were in school at the time.

[@maryledysylvyamaryledysilva]

uau que verlhote mas lindão uma voiz maravilhosa

[@michelinekribs9563]

That S.O.B. I hate this type of thing. M.Kribs Rolla,MO

[@Deanquez]

😢

[@missmiss975]

so sorry. she still loves u

[@danielrosas5685]

WHAT A TERRIBLE NEWS REST IN PEACE. I FEEL TERRIBLE FOR THE CHILDREN

[@StealthStreetPilot]

did you know there is another son thats not there. You may be surprised when you find out who it is.

[@flyingthundergod9034]

He is a Disgrace to The Name

[@carrie14u2nv]

I wonder if Karen and Polly Klaas were related?

[@laricachona]

Rip

[@susangorden6540]

This is ridiculous.

[@cobrakaicyberdon]

How so?

[@susangorden6540]

Such a narcissistic move.

[@kimkelly5512]

Bill didn't sing Unchained Melody, it was Bobby.

[@StealthStreetPilot]

Bill Medley's other son is Will Farrell.

[@zanhar7688]

Bill's other son is Damien... standing back here. He is Bill's adoptive son... Karen's child by her second marriage and Bill raised him with his own son Darrin. Will Farrell's father was Lee Farrell who was a a member of the Righteous Brothers band.

[@StealthStreetPilot]

you did the math!? thing that make you go humm!!!!!!!

[@toniamclean2922]

I was look on fb and I came across the video with Bill medley of the song you lost that feeling and I look him up on Google and I hit the frist wife that she been murder in 1976 I was not even here yet but listen to it just now on 02/29/24 ..and it happened on 02/3/76😢😢😢😢

[@jenniferwells9032]

Loved Unchained Melody by Bobby ? The other singer❤️❤️

[@jenniferwells9032]

So sad 🥲

[@russtee9352]

Troyer...what does a pitchfork up the a.. Feel like?

[@francispham9384]

that face looks creepy

[@thepelicanemperor7524]

Johntron?

[@bethpiercy7099]

Yea Bill said his two sons but what happened to the other son? I also thought he only have one son.

[@zanhar7688]

Damien is Bill's adoptive son ... standing in the back here to the right. He was Karen's son by her second marriage and Bill raised him along with his own son Darrin after Damien's dad was killed in an accident a few years after Karen's murder.

[@sylviesevigny8572]

Tragic 😢

[@nikkip6717]

so this happened like years ago?

[@deliriousgirl3335]

Yah I think

[@georgialee6755]

1976

[@Slitdit]

dawmmmm

[@salem4987]

wtf on this video it say Bill Medley have two sons...on the good bio it say Bill Medley have a son and a daughter wtf..

[@catalinalee9226]

He does have one son and one daughter. The second son you see is his ex wife's son from a second marriage. They were divorced and she remarried and had the second son. Understood...

[@user-nj1qu1cs7s]

If your going to make videos please get the facts right it was Bobby Hatfield who did the vocals on Unchained Melody.

[@zionnuby842]

Brown Eyed Woman?

[@darkmatter6714]

0:58 The killer was an Ewok?!

[@santamaria2608]

No it was a geico caveman

[@nicolelopez4618]

I like G-Dragon

[@hugerock]

The sketch looks like JonTron XD

[@SuperCoalBlox]

Private right

[@TheObbyblobby]

"Ex"

[@barbwebb4702]

obbyblobby b

[@barbwebb4702]

Bobby hatfield

[@_beauty_classic_6799]

I like Cheese

[@thetea8002]

_Beauty_Classic _ BRUH

[@patriciafernandez1980]

mozzarella....

[@stabbytheunicorn1365]

Swiss bayyyybeeee 😊

[@christianlp1527]

18th

[@charlieblue6732]

2nd

[@trumanb1234]

3rd

[@gursubiseverything8871]

1st

[@devinfernandez9680]

Alician Sephare lol

[@rosia6030]

early not really ok ew I'm being annoying bye

[@noominiacal]

Honestly, what a waste of police resources.

[@fakeprofile9502]

But not for the family. Sometimes closure is all you need.

[@alienteriyaki8960]

Was the killer Amish

[@stabbytheunicorn1365]

Mr. Jen bahahahha!😂😂😂

[@savageluffy4366]

dammit i wanted to be first

[@cbo2762]

Will Ferrell’s real dad

[@DSWood358]

You know what happened in this case, right? The singer was way too valuable to be allowed to be tied down to a young wife. Producers knew he would never walk out on her for fame and fortune. Even Bill himself is too naive to this day to understand that it was a "Hollywood hit," to free up this talented star to tour and line producer's pockets. Read Bill's book, its a great book, but, sadly, right there between the lines, is the truth behind the death of Bill's beautiful first wife. So whatever is happening to old Hollywood is long overdue, THAT is justice for this beautiful girl.

[@margolou2010]

He wasn't married to her. They actually had been divorced for six years when she was killed.

[@sunaJH]

So Bill doesn't believe it was a Hollywood hit-why would his book suggest in fact it was? Would need some real evidence to support such a claim

[@bertvanular4007]

You need to go see a psychiatrist and get an upgrade on your meds. Your suspicious 'conspiracy theory' imagination is working overtime. Get back to the real world.

[@patricialabbe1416]

@@sunaJH He made no such claim in his book. Did hire detective to try and find the killer. One of his reasons for first break with Hatfield was so he could raise his son. Hatfield was not happy. Felt was being deserted.

[@RG-hf4et]

What is the name of his book?

[@GnomicMaster]

Bill Medley did not record Unchained Melody, Bobby Hatfield did. Do your homework, dude!!

[@Robint4460]

So sad

[@DebAGP]

😢