Linkletter says LSD Killed Her: Father Blames Drug for Daughter’s Death Leap
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Title
Linkletter says LSD Killed Her: Father Blames Drug for Daughter’s Death Leap
Subject
LSD, Drug Abuse, Art Linkletter, Suicide
Description
The article describes the tragic events leading to celebrity Art Linkletter’s daughter Diane Linkletter’s death. Art Linkletter details his daughters past experimentation and bad experiences with LSD. Her father claimed in an interview that her death wasn’t suicide because she was under the influence of LSD. Diane Linkletter fell from a window of her sixth-floor apartment in West Hollywood. She had recently spoken to her brother on the telephone and told him she was mentally disturbed. He immediately rushed to her apartment but was too late to save her.
Creator
Torgerson, Dial
Source
ProQuest
Publisher
Boston Globe Media Partners
Date
1969-10-06
Contributor
Los Angeles Times
Rights
Copyright © New York Times Company Oct 6, 1969
Relation
Part of “Go Ask Alice: moral panics and media effects” exhibit
Format
PDF
Language
En
Type
Image
Identifier
https://www.proquest.com/docview/367006750/abstract/5B9AB84603854C80PQ/20
Coverage
Boston, Mass, United States, 1969
Citation
Torgerson, Dial, “Linkletter says LSD Killed Her: Father Blames Drug for Daughter’s Death Leap,” Omeka, accessed February 6, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/443.