Celebrities Who Were Killed by Their Fans
Christina Grimmie
At the young age of 22, singer Christina Grimmie's career suggested a superstar on the rise. With a third-place finish on "The Voice" and two studio albums under her belt, Grimmie was set to take the music industry by storm. All that promise came crashing down on June 10, 2016, when obsessed fan Kevin Loibl fatally shot her four times during a meet-and-greet following a concert in Orlando.
A witness at the event said that Grimmie opened her arms to her killer, "waiting to greet him with a hug," according to the Daily Mail. Her brother then jumped across the merchandise booth to tackle Loibl, but he managed to escape, then killed himself almost instantly. Described by his friend as loner with an "unrealistic infatuation" with this singer, 27-year-old Loibl "spent most of his waking hours watching Christina on YouTube as well as constantly monitoring her social media accounts" and even went to great lengths to change his appearance with rapid weight loss, Lasik, teeth whitening, and hair implants, so he would be more attractive to his obsession (via the Orlando Sentinel).
Due to the lax security that didn't detect Loibl's two handguns, Grimmie's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the venue six months after her death. However, three years later, the lawsuit was dropped with no explanation given, per Orlando's Fox 35.
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2022-03-26
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