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One of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate on May 28, 1977, killing 165 people. Former
Enquirer editor and columnist Peter Bronson has published a new book,
Forbidden Fruit, about the tragedy’s connections to Northern Kentucky’s long history as a gambling and organized crime hotbed. The fire was no accident, Bronson claims, but in fact flowed from 40 years of “Sin City” corruption linked to the birth of Las Vegas and even JFK’s assassination.
What was the Beverly Hills Supper Club’s connection to Newport’s organized crime history?
What caused the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire? Survivors skeptical of accident label
The fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in 1977 killed 165 people. Officials labeled it an accident, but former employees believe there s more to the story. Author: Shay McAlister, Taylor Weiter Published: 4:37 PM EDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 11:41 PM EDT May 7, 2021
SOUTHGATE, Ky. A nightclub fire on Memorial Day weekend 1977 killed 165 people in a small northern Kentucky town. Hundreds were injured and even more saw their lives forever changed. In the decades since the blaze, questions surrounding the case still remain but no answers.
What caused the fire that changed the town of Southgate: faulty wires or something much more sinister? The UNSOLVED team looks into the case.