Nancy Spungen
Jan 11, 2024•2 hr 18 min
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Episode description
Warning: this episode discusses self-harm and suicidal ideation.
Nancy Spungen was a disturbed, troubled young woman who grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She moved to NYC, where Nancy discovered punk rock music. Her life was forever changed. Nancy struggled with heroin addiction. She went to London in 1977, where Nancy was introduced to Sex Pistols bass guitarist Sid Vicious. The pair would engage in a toxic, co-dependent relationship centering around drug addiction. In 1978, Nancy is found murdered in NYC's famed Chelsea Hotel. Did the rock star boyfriend kill Nancy? Or was there more to the story? Join Mountain Murders as we take a deep dive into the life of Nancy Spungen and her tragic death.
Intro Music by Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts Heather and Dylan Packer
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Nancy Spungen was a disturbed, troubled young woman who grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She moved to NYC, where Nancy discovered punk rock music. Her life was forever changed. Nancy struggled with heroin addiction. She went to London in 1977, where Nancy was introduced to Sex Pistols bass guitarist Sid Vicious. The pair would engage in a toxic, co-dependent relationship centering around drug addiction. In 1978, Nancy is found murdered in NYC's famed Chelsea Hotel. Did the rock star boyfriend kill Nancy? Or was there more to the story? Join Mountain Murders as we take a deep dive into the life of Nancy Spungen and her tragic death.
Intro Music by Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts Heather and Dylan Packer
www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.
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