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In one month and one day Nancy Spungen would have been turning 51 years old, had she not died from a stab wound at age 20 inside the Hotel Chelsea. Since then her death has been shrouded in mystery, with a majority of fingers pointed at Sid Vicious...but is that all about to change? A new documentary on the troubled couple claims the Sex Pistols bassist may have had nothing to do with the death of his lover. Vicious, who died about four months later of a drug overdose, never went to trial but was always the NYPD's prime suspect in the case. Jezebel notes that his mother "who committed suicide in 1996, always believed that her son was innocent...asked film maker Alan G. Parker to help her prove it." Enter Who Killed Nancy?, Parker's new Sherlock Holmes-meets-Sid Vicious type film that traces the evening of Spungen's murder and other possible suspects.

NYMag calls the time of death 30 years ago this month: when Nancy Spungen was killed at the Hotel Chelsea. The story of her October 12th murder, followed by Sid Vicious's arrest and death, and years of confusion as to who actually had her blood on their hands (many believe it to be the drug dealer) has all been poured over time and time again. The Mag now looks at the incident in relation to the NY punk scene's demise. A resident of the hotel at the time noted that “There was a lot of hope at that time. The music was catching on. A lot of it hinged on Sid. He seemed to be the last one carrying the torch. When he died, we all felt like it was over ... the war was over and we’d lost.” Where did punk go in the afterlife? It morphed into a "worldwide brand, predictable, devoid of significance," and something both Sid and Nancy would likely have come to despise. In the article Legs McNeil also pontificates on what her reactions would be to the current state of the city, sneering at a girl talking in a restaurant on her cell, he said: “I don’t know who the fuck they’re talking to. Where’s Nancy when you need her? She would have hated it here. She wouldn’t have lasted a minute."

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a carjacking on East 108th St. and Farragut Rd. in Brooklyn, a pedestrian struck on 87th St. and Madison Ave. in Manhattan, and a carjacking/shooting at Grace Ave. and Hammersley in the Bronx. [Tough day for drivers and pedestrians] In possibly the worst idea ever a Staten Island school sub allowed her class to play a game called "Quiet," in which the first student to speak would be pelted...

No, not the movie. The real Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen stopped by Manhattan Cable Network (whose studio was down the block from the Hotel Chelsea) on September 18th, 1978 for a live call-in show. Less than a month later Nancy was found dead, followed by Sid the following February. Watch Part One here, Part Two is below...

On Sunday we posted about the Bard Family being all but dismissed from their post at the Hotel Chelsea. As the interrogation spotlight continues to shine in the faces of the faceless "Board" that made the decision, a press release was sent out to explain what's going on behind the famous doors.

The Hotel Chelsea Blog explores theories about the hotel's most famous couple. This year marks the 29th anniversary of Nancy Spungen's death, who was murdered in room 100 of the legendary hotel. Since then, questions and rumors have surrounded her death - which was pinned on Sid Vicious.