However, as Variety tells us, he was still struggling with the dual prisons of drug addiction and his reputation. Alig reportedly moved to his Manhattan apartment six months back. There, in a pill-fused haze, Alig was deemed King of the Club Kids. 45,190, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved One of the most important aspects of Live Through This is that it illustrates that anyone can be affected by suicideand that includes people we may have difficult and/or hostile, complicated feelings toward. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Infamous Club Kid Killer Michael Alig expected he would be dead by the end of 2020, according to a source. Alig told me a few years ago that he never thought hed live to see 50, so anything that came after that milestone was gravy. According to the New York Police Department, law enforcement responded to a 9-1-1 call on West 159th on Dec. 25, where . [35], In August 2004, James St. James began a blog entitled "Phone Calls From a Felon". We wanted a concentrated version of that because enough is never enough for us. It's easy to expect that if someone confesses to a murder, the person hearing it will immediately call the police. Shortly after his arrest, Riggs confessed to police: On a Sunday in March of 1996 I was at home and Michael Alig and Angel Melendez were loudly arguing and getting louder. [1] In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez in a confrontation over a drug debt. The investigators who went after the suspected killers found, to their surprise, that the club community was very reluctant to help them, choosing instead to protect Michael Alig with their silence. The party is officially over. He died on Christmas this year in his Washington Heights apartment of a heroin overdose, according to his mother. Youre looking for the family you never had. A) He wouldnt have been there, and B) Im kind of a cowardly person so I would have run instead of fighting back. Alig soon established himself as a massive personality in the Manhattan club scene, and he eventually became the main promoter for prominent club owner Peter Gatien. I felt no need to hedge regarding the state of his Upper West Side apartment, a disaster by his admission. NEW YORK Notorious "club kid" killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film . He was 54 years old. We've received your submission. Riggs was released on parole in 2010. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Penny Arcade, the sage of downtown, has been telling us, since 1992, "If you don't have a functioning criminal class in your art scene, you have academia.". Even his duplicity was telling, and I put it all in the piece, which you can read via the Wayback Machine if you are so inclined. After working the Outrage! During the pandemic, Screamin' Rachael, Jason Chaos and Trax Records were the first to launched virtual zoom parties every Saturday night[50] Alig teamed with Screamin' Rachael and Jason Chaos during the pandemic to host these events. [14] He was required to abide by an 8 p.m. curfew and undergo drug and anger management counseling, and job readiness training. Fabulously freaky, their nights were ruled by a hedonistic gumbo of sex and drugs. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights 82,056, This story has been shared 73,275 times. Michael Alig (born April 29, 1966 in South Bend, Indiana) was a party promoter in the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Club Kids wore outrageous costumes that former Club Kid and celebutante James St. James later described as "part drag, part clown, part infantilism". [40] Michael Alig had numerous Club Kids and mentors helping him get established to function in the modern real world life such as Ernie Glam and his husband David Maurici, Screamin' Rachael, Steve Lewis, Esther Hayes, Christopher Comp, Sushi, Michael Tronn, nightlife personality Professor Victor P. Corona, and nightlife personality/musician Ingrid LaLa. In 2014, Alig . As Themtells us, this was the era of the Club Kids a blanket name for a group of young, outrageous, and often LGBTQ creative types who shed away their outcast status and became party scene butterflies. Alig was released on May 5, 2014. He started making Party Monster 2 movie, which was footage of when he got out of prison, the insider shared. After spending approximately seventeen years behind bars, Alig was paroled on May 5, 2014, but what the notorious murderer did in the six years between his release from prison and his death remains a subject of interest. Per Variety, the pair killed Melendez with a hammer and later dismembered his body and threw it in the Hudson river in a cardboard box. Both were gay men who arrived in New York City around the same time and became heavily involved in the flamboyant Club Kid scene. Privacy Notice The fallen promoter tried to go the straight and narrow after prison by continuing to hone a skill he picked up behind bars painting. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. 1. The young man, the boyfriend of famed pop artist Keith Haring, took Alig to a party that his beau was throwing at the now-defunct Area club on Hudson Street. Alig's parties at The Limelight were such a hit that he began organizing parties for Gatien's other clubs: Club USA, the Palladium, and Tunnel. 2019 in New York City Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images. In an interview with Rolling Stoneupon his release, Alig stated that he still has no explanation for the crime. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights However, Melendez didn't have the same intense desire to lead that his friend had. 3 min read. He was still trying, his little bug legs kicking aimlessly. The blood- and glitter-filled story of Michael Alig and his cohorts seems like a movie already, so it's no surprise that it was made into one. He started off as a busboy at Danceteria in 1983 and . Let's take a look at the messed up true story behind Party Monster. Michael Alig, the notorious 'Club Kid Killer' and the flamboyant party promoter, who ended up serving 17 years in jail for the sordid murder and dismemberment of his drug dealer, looked disturbed and anxious in the last months of his life. 73,275, This story has been shared 51,653 times. Alig meets James St. James (Seth Green), who introduces him to the city's coolest party scene. Michael Alig was found dead on Christmas Eve 2020 at age 54. His first parole request, in November 2006, was denied, reportedly after parole officers watched the film Party Monster (2003), a fictionalized account of Alig's life, starring Macaulay Culkin. I saw the police car here last night. Even if hed previously recited this dozens of times, it still impressed me when he said it to me: The club kids were a reaction initially to the AIDS crisis and to the death of Warhol. Riggs claimed that Alig was pouring "some cleaner or chemical" into Melendez' mouth, then duct-taped it with the help of Riggs. Alig was the last of these self-created downtown freaks. He would also often scream for hours inside his pad, neighbors said. Thats why people come to New Yorkthey dont fit in anywhere. It was like a documentary. New details have emerged about convicted killer Michael Alig's death.. E! [31] On October 1, 1997, both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 10 to 20 years. "There isn't an ounce of genuine affection on display," David Hansen of Newsweek said of the movie while also wondering why the filmmakers insisted on staying on the subject after already making a documentary about Alig. [24] The following day, the New York Post's "Page Six" column ran a lead item about the murder mystery, citing Musto's reporting as well as a New York magazine piece quoting an evasive Alig. He maintained he did it in self-defense, something he said he remained sure of even though many of the details were hazy because of all the drugs that were involved. He along with fellow 'Club Kid' Robert 'Freeze' Riggs were arrested for a brutal murder, with Alig pleading guilty to manslaughter in 1997 for killing Melendez. Growing up as a closeted homosexual in a small town, he felt out of place and had very few friends; his strong interests in fashion and art made him the object . Alig told The Post in an exclusive article in 2014 how he grew up as a gay person in South Bend, Ind., wearing Izod and felt as if he had finally come home after arriving in the Big Apple in 1984. Club Kids the faithful disciples of "party monster" Michael Alig bid their final farewell to the troubled but legendary club promoter, who passed away in . The Club Kids were out and about, and their open celebration of difference wasn't just a fringe thing, either. Ex-boyfriend Ben Silva discovered him just before midnight, and detectives recovered several zip-lock plastic bags, apparently containing heroin, from the home, as well as drug paraphernalia, officials said at the time. When he talked about killing Melendez, he almost always referred to it with some disconnect, as the crimelike something that was over there and not the gravitational center of his lifes then-current trajectory. The visionary party promoter and style icon was one of the best-known members of a loose-knit, attention-grabbing group of hardcore denizens of the 80s and 90s New York nightlife scene, known as the Club Kids. It's like the old saying 'What do you have to do to get attention around here kill somebody? [26] Alig fled New York,[29] but was located by police in a motel room rented by his drug dealer boyfriend, Brian, in Toms River, New Jersey. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. A source later told Page Six that Alig, who once served time for a murder conviction, knew he would die by the end of 2020. According to Alig's boyfriend, he had been using heroin shortly before his death. As Alig's popularity in the club scene grew, so did his drug use. The bathtub they used to store the body contained Drano, baking soda, and Calvin Klein Eternity. We were the antithesis of sex. 51,653, This story has been shared 45,190 times. [2] Per the conditions of his parole, Alig returned to New York City. A week before the June 25, 2015 art event, someone stole the box with the second middle pieces of the puzzle art invitation. In 2003, the movieParty Monster took a no-holds-barred look at New York City's club culture and its seedy, drug-fueled underbelly. Per Interview Magazine, the Club Kids were in the habit of creating "glamorous personalities," and they aimed to make them as inventive and shocking as possible. It alters your sense of time and, in this case, well say strength. I wasnt particularly surprised when, about a month after its publication, Alig was arrested for smoking meth in public (outside the Bronx Supreme Court building, no less). Alig had problems with drug use even after he was released from prison, and he was arrested for using crystal meth in 2017. The art event was filmed by World of Wonder (WOW) for the Party Monster 2 movie. Thanks for contacting us. . [8] During this time, Alig and other regular clubgoers began creating flamboyant personas, and later became known as "Club Kids". Alig, now 48 . The events of the film may seem outlandish and exaggerated, but they're actually based on a true story. However, its reputation would be forever tarnished byParty Monsterand its subject, Club Kid extraordinaireMichael Alig. He reported being diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder, which is characterized by high levels of attention-seeking behavior, stating: "The doctor said I was the most extreme case he'd ever seen. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Michael Alig (226035300)? [9] They were also known for their frequent use of ketamine (known as Special K), Ecstasy, Rohypnol, heroin, and cocaine. News confirmed in late December that the former club promoter, who served 17 years in prison, had died at the age of 54 . Were told his mother kept his remains. Striking a man with a hammer, suffocating him, and dumping the body in a bathtub with Drano before dismembering and dumping it is an extreme crime at the best of times but in a 2014 interview withThe Guardian, Michael Alig insisted that the way he and Robert Riggs killed Angel Melendez was actually rather more muted than its pop culture depiction. [2], On Christmas Eve, 2020, shortly before midnight, Alig died at his Washington Heights home from an accidental drug overdose at the age of 54. Chaos told us that he and Blair made peace last month. I grabbed the hammer and hit Angel over the head [21], According to Riggs, he hit Melendez a total of three times on the head with the hammer. Due to the popularity of these events during the lockdown, NYC police investigated believing there was a real in person event when it was actually a virtual party. Alig was sad, objectively, like a half-dead bug on its back. First, he throttled Melendez. Blair first agreed to split his ashes with the Club Kids, but then pulled the plug, telling Page Six she feltbullied by Aligs longtime confidante Rachael Cain. Michael Alig was the darling of the New York club scene, a magnet for misfits and a lightning rod for conservative outrage. The rest of the body was put into a large box Riggs found in the basement of their apartment. True Hollywood Story", "PHOTO CALL: Meet the Club Kids of the New Immersive Musical Adaptation of "Party Monster" at A.R.T. Most people did not believe Alig and thought his "confession" was a ploy to get attention. His 1996 killing of his friend and drug dealer Andre Angel Melendez cemented the Kids legacy with a horrifying coda, chronicled in James St. Jamess acclaimed book Disco Bloodbath and immortalized in a documentary and narrative film, both named Party Monster. Few of the creative endeavors he teased upon his release from prison had manifestedno memoir, no reality shows. [22], In the weeks following Melendez's disappearance, Alig allegedly told "anyone who would listen" that he and Riggs had killed him. I dont want to blame it on drugs because I was sober when I decided to take the drugs, so I have to accept responsibility for what I do on the drugs, but I can say that but for the drugs, it would not have happened. He was 54 years old. Alig learned from mentors, including St. James, while rising in popularity and prominence in the national underground club scene. It worked well for my job I was a promoter."[17]. the actor said. The infamous promoters cause of death was acute intoxication by fentanyl, acetylfentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City confirmed to Page Six on Monday. A spokesperson for the NYPD told Page Six the medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing. 'Club Kid Killer' Seeks Post-Prison Job", "Michael Alig: Painter of Modern Nightlife? which you can read via the Wayback Machine, Alig was arrested for smoking meth in public. It was liberating, he wrote of the wild scene, which included androgyny icon Grace Jones partying among about 300 other people. Another added: Michael did a lot of drugs and couldnt get out of his own way. More press felt like an undeserved reward for the attention-voracious Aligespecially since Melendez has always been an afterthought in Aligs public narrative. I couldnt quite muster sympathy for him, given his role in his apparent downfall, but I felt bad for him on a human level. [32], While in prison, Alig told Musto, "I know why I blabbed. Ultimately, Michael's total and absolute fall from grace is cemented when he becomes involved in the brutal murder of his acquaintance, Andre "Angel" Melendez (Wilson Cruz). Michael Alig, the notorious 'Club Kid Killer' and the flamboyant party promoter, who ended up serving 17 years in jail for the sordid murder and dismemberment of his drug dealer, looked disturbed . The overlap made me wary and a little queasy. Michael Alig was born in South Bend, Indiana. Alig served 17 years in prison for killing Melendez (he pleaded guilty to manslaughter), and was released to much fanfare in 2014. [30], Alig claimed he killed Melendez in self-defense and helped to dispose of the body in a panic. Michael Alig died of an overdose on Christmas Day, 2020. They initially left it in the bathtub, which they filled with ice. Michael told me he probably wasnt going to make it through the year. Terms of Use Aligs death was the final chapter in a sordid, sensational and decidedly cautionary tale about striving to become famous in the Big Apple and ultimately succumbing to its excesses. In exchange for 10 bags of heroin, Alig agreed to dismember Melendez's body. The 54-year-old former scene fixture-turned-slay convict was discovered by an ex-boyfriend just before midnight in his Washington Heights pad, authorities said. We've received your submission. While the fact that the scene kept silent about a man who freely talked about killing someone might seem unbelievable, it's worth noting that Alig's tendency to shock and provoke knew very few bounds. Previous Next. The killers were eventually caught and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. As a culture, we tend to care more about killers than their victims, just as we have historically tended to center white voices (Alig was white; Melendez moved to New York from Colombia as a child with his family). He was an addict, but its strange that he took the amount that he took [to kill him].. The battle between Michael Alig's mom and his Club Kid followers over his ashes has gone nuclear, with his mom claiming they're trying to "bully" her not only about where her son's . Michael Alig had several roles in four Eric Spade Rivas films: Vamp Bikers, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 01:31. Alig was released from prison in 2014, but continued to chase his Club Kid heyday and do drugs. The co-founder of the 'Club Kids' underground party movement of the 1980s and 90s, Alig served 17 years in prison for brutally killing and dismembering his roommate over a drug debt. There's also the matter of drugs, which were becoming more and more prominent on the scene. Inside Matt Gaetz's courtship with fiance Ginger Luckey, This story has been shared 82,056 times. The Club Kids went to war with Alig's mother, Elke Blair, over his ashes after his death. The Club Kids went to war with Aligs mother, Elke Blair, over his ashes after his death. He was stumbling, always rushing, always anxious. 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A complete three piece set of the puzzle invitation is rare and hard to find. Alig and Robert Freeze Riggs served time in prison for killing Melendez, dismembering his body and tossing it in the Hudson River in 1996. But a mere glance at Aligs life two years out of prison intrigued me. I asked him how he could be sure and he stammered. However, Alig, who reigned over the Manhattan club scene as a party promoter for Peter Gatien's immensely popular Limelight and Palladium dance clubs, was already infamous outside the city's lushly attired demimonde even before the murder. He was flailing. Once inside the joint, Alig said, he was hooked. As such, many of them became locally or even nationally famous, and they made sure that they were as visible as possible by, for instance, holding "OutlawParties" at strange and surprising locations. I had seen him (or someone using his picture) on Grindr at some point between our interview and his drug arrest, looking to parTy. Naturally, I didnt keep in touch with him, but the report of his death last week didnt surprise me, either. For one, it was hardly a safe space filled with hugs and pats in the back. Alig's death is the final chapter in a sordid, sensational and decidedly cautionary tale about striving to become famous in New York and ultimately succumbing to its excesses. To be fair, though, in 2014, he insisted, per The Guardian, that his full comment, "You want me to say something shocking like he was a copycat, so we killed him," had been edited. Does Alan Cumming Really Live in a Scottish Castle? This story has been shared 100,855 times. Blair told us in January, she felt they were trying to bully her over where he would eventually be laid to rest. [37] He was again denied parole in July 2008 after failing several drug tests. (Photo: Adam Nadel) Michael Alig : home: last updates: contact . According to Deadline, both Alig and Riggs pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 1996. Aligs life was literally made for Hollywood, with his saga turned into a movie in 2003. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Privacy Notice After The Limelight was closed by federal agents and an investigation found that Gatien was allowing drugs to be sold there, Melendez was fired. He moved to New York City to attend Fordham University and quickly met a fellow student called Ludovic who changed the course of his life. "This wicked little like, you know, blond- haired kid, making trouble for everybody." We've received your submission. Alig has insisted that the Club Kids weren't using narcotics to have fun but rather to stave off the horrors of everyday life. Chad Rachman; Retna. Later, they cut out the body and dumped the parts in Hudson River. As The VillageVoice tells it, Riggs brought the hammer down on Melendez's head, but Alig was the one who killed him by hitting him over and over. There were these giant clubs like Palladium designed for 7,000 people that had like 200 people in them. His ability to stage memorable parties helped him rise in New York's party scene. Prosecutors were hesitant to charge Alig with first-degree murder, as they still hoped he would testify against his former boss, Peter Gatien, who had been arrested for allowing drugs to be sold in his nightclubs. This story has been shared 82,056 times. As a gay teen coming to terms with my sexuality, I was overwhelmed and exhilarated. Some of MichaelAlig's friends even said that he had personally admitted to the crime. events, Alig continued to promote and host parties in New York City for Noel Ashman, Trax Records, Jason Chaos and more. Authorities recovered several zip-lock plastic bags from the scene containing heroin, along with drug paraphernalia. I didnt bring up anything about the ashes I am glad we are talking again, he said. The 54-year-old former scene fixture-turned-slay convict was discovered by an ex-boyfriend just before midnight in his Washington Heights pad, authorities said. The story didnt interest me initially. He was arrested several times for drug offenses and entered rehab, but continued to use drugs. [21] Alig disputed these claims, however, and cited the "Drano in the hypodermic needle" as one of the key false dramatizations in Disco Bloodbath and Party Monster. According to the Toronto Sun, they temporarily stashed the body in a bathtub filled with ice before the dismemberment. Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 - December 24, 2020) was an American club promoter, artist, and individual who was convicted of felony manslaughter. We got the ball rolling for everybody.. Although no names were used, Musto's reports included the details of murder. Several bags of a variety of drugs were recovered by detectives from the scene, which once again reflects his troubled life post his release from jail six years back. He remained in solitary for another two-and-a-half years after a drug test showed that he was still using drugs. The New York Daily News reported that Alig was arraigned on drug possession and trespass charges, and pleaded guilty to trespass in exchange for a conditional discharge.[49]. 45,190, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Silva said in the message that he was sleeping next to [Alig] when he died. And said, Im the one who called 911 and the one who was with him all day literally.. The third gallery was at Hotel Chantel in which a DJ set by DJ Keoki was performed. Alig dropped out of school and joined the circuit, donning his own version of garish makeup and outlandish outfits to host parties at the Tunnel, Limelight and other nightclubs. to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Photo: Getty Images. The crime happened on March 17, 1996, and the perpetrators were Michael Alig and his roommate, Robert "Freeze" Riggs. Michael Alig ripped through culture like an overly loud cackle at a party, and he went out with a whimper. While Michael Alig was busy boasting about a crime his club circles didn't quite believe he had done, the authorities were busy trying to figure out the identity of a dismembered body that had washed up on Staten Island in April 1996, perThe Advocate. Alig's ex "was there and saw him . Strangely, Blair said she felt that Cain was pressuring her not only to put Aligs remains at Brooklyns Green-Wood cemetery but also to choose it as her own final resting place. I had wanted to see Aligs place, and while it had confirmed my suspicions that it would function as a visual representation of a life in disarray, I couldnt believe that he let an actual journalist see it. I learned of his death and received confirmation that Francesco Bellafante had died within 24 hours of one another. In the end, though, drugs proved to be a much greater enemy. Its tough to watch someone flail up close. ", "Club kid killer Michael Alig dies of heroin overdose inside his Manhattan home Christmas morning", "Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig", "Revisiting two 'Deadly' stories that rocked NYC", "The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade TV Episode Calendar", "Death By Disco: The E! ", "Party Monster: Painting in prison kept me from killing myself", "My Life as a Cult Film Star: Michael Musto Details His Delicious Role in "Vamp Bikers", "Interview: Film director Eric Rivas discusses 'Vamp Bikers' (Includes interview)", "Michael Alig Will Battle it Out as 'Club Kid Zombie' in Coney Island Horror Flick", "Writer/Director Eric Rivas' Brings Us "Vamp Bikers Tres"-"This Is The Unveiling of our Oz", "Club Kid killer Michael Alig charged with smoking crystal meth while trespassing near Bronx Supreme Court", "Master Of Ceremonies With Screamin' Rachael & Jason Chaos", "Where Are The People Hiding In Jason Chaos's Apartment? I care too much about that girl in Scotland, or about whoever. And then immediately, he pivoted to self-aggrandizement of his legacy: The Club Kids were started because we wanted to create a family. Alig began ingesting heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine with the best of them, as well as heavily boozing. Or that I'm trying to exploit my situation. In the end, the Club Kids planned a digital memorial for him at Green-Wood. To put it in simple words, Alig's never overcame his problems with drugs. After Melendez's death, Alig and Riggs did not know what to do with the body. In March 1996, Alig and another friend, Robert Freeze Riggs, got into a beef with a small-time drug-peddling pal, Angel Melendez, while they were all on ketamine. Shortly thereafter, he moved into Alig's Riverbank West apartment. However, Robert Riggs ultimately confessed and revealed Alig's role in the crime. The thing is,while many people were aware of the grim and grisly rumors, Aligwaswell-known for his attention-seeking ways, and as Variety puts it, he was quite openly bragging about the incident. The night I went, attendance was sparse, a shadow of the some 5,000 people he could pack into Limelight during his heyday. Wicked little like, you know, blond- haired Kid, making trouble for everybody. said he! 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