Episode 221: The Chippendales Murders - Part 2
By this time, women everywhere knew the name Chippendales. Across the globe, studs in cuffs and collars were delighting tons of screaming audiences. But behind the scenes, a different kind of screaming was going on. The owner and the creative director were fighting for control, until one was willing to cross the ultimate line. This week’s episode is The Chippendales Murders - Part 2.
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Part 1 Sources: https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-220-the-chippendales-murders-part-1
Actress' ex slain, Chippendales exec is shot by office intruder, New York Daily News (Apr. 8, 1987), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
ADONIS Men of Hollywood Ad, London Evening Standard (Nov. 22, 1991), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Behind Chippendales' glam was a founder who orchestrated murder-for-hire plots, ABC News: https://abcnews.go.com/US/chippendales-glam-founder-orchestrated-murder-hire-plots/story?id=80454069
Chilling final moments of Chippendales victim Nick de Noia after he ‘saw killer walk into office with a gun’, The U.S. Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6752792/final-moments-nick-de-noia-chippendales-steve-banerjee-murder/
Chippendales big faces murder rap, New York Daily News (Oct. 7, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Chippendales owner accused of murder, The Courier (Oct 7. 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Chippendales' owner arrested, The Indianapolis News (Sept. 3, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Chippendales' owner indicted for murder, The Sentinel (Oct. 7, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Cyanide in the beefcake: Somen Banerjee, inventor of the Chippendales, stands accused of much more than driving women crazy. Did he not hatch a plot to leave Blackpool strewn with dead Adonises?, Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cyanide-in-the-beefcake-somen-banerjee-inventor-of-the-chippendales-stands-accused-of-much-more-than-driving-women-crazy-did-he-not-hatch-a-plot-to-leave-blackpool-strewn-with-dead-adonises-phil-reeves-reports-1467195.html
Echoes of an '87 Killing, New York Daily News (Sept. 13, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
G-String King's busted by G-men, New York Daily News (Sept. 4, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
'GOTTA GO' Chilling final moments of Chippendales victim Nick de Noia after he ‘saw killer walk into office with a gun’, US Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6752792/final-moments-nick-de-noia-chippendales-steve-banerjee-murder/
Hit men hired to kill male strippers, The Hanford Sentinel (Sept. 3, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
My dad was guilty of ‘Chippendales Murder’ and now I strip to make money, New York Post: https://nypost.com/2022/03/14/my-dad-was-guilty-of-chippendales-murder-and-now-i-strip/
New Charges, Elko Daily Free Press (Oct. 12, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
New Chippendales Charges, The Sacramento Bee (Oct. 7, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Nick Denoia, Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11047451/nicholas-john-denoia/photo
Scott Garriola – Chippendales, Murder-For-Hire, FBI Retired Case File Review Podcast Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scott-garriola-chippendales-murder-for-hire/id1082012464?i=1000524007719
Steve Banerjee Indicted, Star Tribune (Oct. 7, 1993), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Steve Banerjee's Wife Irene Sold The Chippendales Brand Prior To Her Death, Bustle; https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/who-owns-chippendales-now-steve-banerjee-wife-sold-company
The Stripping Scion of Chippendales, Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88n7v3/the-stripping-scion-of-chippendales
Welcome to Chippendales Reviews, Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/welcome_to_chippendales/s01/reviews
‘Welcome to Chippendales’: What Happened to Somen Banerjee’s Wife, Irene?, Showbiz Cheat Sheet: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/welcome-to-chippendales-what-happened-somen-banerjees-wife-irene.html/
