1. Manuel Benitez
Manuel Benitez, who was known by his screen name of Mark Everett, was a child actor who appeared in the 80s films Stand and Deliver and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. As his acting roles began to dwindle, Benitez’ life spun out of control. He reportedly never told anyone about his past as a child actor, and instead chose to make ends meet by being a drug dealer. In 2000, he was convicted of drug charges, and carrying a concealed and loaded illegal firearm and was sentenced to probation.
In 2004, his girlfriend and the mother of his son, Stephanie Spears, decided to end their almost 10-year relationship. That same year, Benitez allegedly bludgeoned Spears to death with a dumbbell as their three-year-old son watched in horror. He took his son and fled the scene with his mother, Alina Elizabeth Velasco, in tow.
Four years later, on December 23, 2008, police received a call about a suspicious male with a young boy in El Monte, California. Upon arriving on the scene, Benitez ignored the officers’ orders and locked himself inside a restaurant bathroom with his son. He held his son hostage for two hours and threatened to kill the young boy during police negotiations.
A stand-off ensued, and gunfire was exchanged. Benitez was shot and killed, but his son survived with only a bullet wound to thigh. Benitez’ mom, who fled with her son after he killed Spears, has yet to be found.
by Stassi R.
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