14 Celebrities Whose Parents Were Murdered

List of Celebrities Whose Parents Were Murdered ranked by fame and popularity. Unfortunately, several celebrities have had their parents murdered. Some of these famous people's parents were murdered in self defense, while others were assassinated. Several of these celebrities' parents were murdered in robberies.

Who is the most famous person whose parents were murdered? Charlize Theron tops our list. In 1991, when Monster actress Charlize Theron was a teen, her mother Gerda shot and killed her father Charles in self defense. Her father was an alcoholic and he physically attacked her mother one night, which led to the incident.

Michael Jordan's father James Jordan was murdered in 1993. He was shot and killed by a couple of men who then stole his car and other items including two NBA championship rings that Jordan had given his father. John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s father John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, TX, on Friday November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime. Oswald was killed days later on November 24 while being transferred to the county jail.

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14 Celebrities Whose Parents Were Murdered