Vicki Morgan
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Cover of Beautiful Bad Girl: the Vicki Morgan Story, by Gordon Basichis
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| Born |
Victoria Lynn Morgan August 9, 1952 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died |
July 7, 1983 (aged 30) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Model |
Victoria Lynn "Vicki" Morgan (August 9, 1952 – July 7, 1983) was an American model and a high-profile murder victim.
Morgan was a girl who went to Hollywood in search of fame. She found work as an usher at Grauman's Chinese Theater and it was there that the teenager met 54-year-old financier Alfred S. Bloomingdale, a married multi-millionaire from the famous New York City department store family.
Morgan soon became Bloomingdale's mistress. Her social circle would include politicians, businessmen, and the wealthy playboy Bernie Cornfeld. With Bloomingdale's financial support, Morgan lived a lavish lifestyle that lasted until 1982 when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. With Bloomingdale on his deathbed and his usual flow of funds to the now 30-year-old Morgan no longer coming, her financial situation quickly turned desperate. To protect herself, she hired the famous Hollywood palimony attorney Marvin Mitchelson to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit for financial compensation as his mistress. The pre-trial media coverage of the initial complaint revealed details of the couple's sexual relationship that grabbed headlines nationwide, causing considerable embarrassment amongst the Washington D.C. elite. However, when Morgan learned that Mitchelson had dinner and a meeting at the White House with Nancy and Ronald Reagan, Morgan lost trust in Mitchelson, firing him and hiring attorney Robert Steinberg in his place. (Betsy Bloomingdale and Nancy Reagan were known to be best friends.) Morgan was left without income. Later court documents and news stories revealed that after she began selling off the jewelry and the expensive car purchased for her by Bloomingdale, Morgan was preparing to write a tell-all book which was reportedly going to name a number of wealthy and powerful politicians and businessmen who had participated in her sadistic sex rituals, where she played a dominatrix.
Betsy Bloomingdale learned of Alfred's affair and told him to break off his relationship with Vicki Morgan. He did and Vicki spiraled into depression with no financial support from Alfred whom she had grown to love and rely on. She ended up in rehab where she met Marvin Pancoast, a gay man who was infatuated with Vicki and her stories of the high life she led with Alfred Bloomingdale.
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