Susan Cabot struggled with her mental health during her final years, and when she attacked her son, Timothy Scott Roman, in 1986, he defended himself and ended up killing her.

Susan Cabot’s life seemed like the stuff of melodrama. She rose from a traumatic childhood to become a Hollywood actress, had a years-long affair with the King of Jordan, and was killed by her son, Timothy.

It all seems too fantastic to be true. But for Cabot, it was very real.

A mainstay of mid-century movies, mostly appearing in Westerns and B-movies like The Wasp Woman and Gunsmoke , Susan Cabot struggled immensely with her mental health, especially at the end of her life. On December 10, 1986, she attacked Timothy with a barbell.

He defended himself — and killed his mother.

Susan Cabot’s Rise In Hollywoo

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