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The 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild Hollywood party is considered one of the first major scandals in Hollywood. What actually happened to Rappe, and how did the subsequent trials impact the American public's opinion of the film industry and faith in the criminal justice system?

by /u/HexAppendix in /r/AskHistorians

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