HEADLINES THAT ROCKED HOLLYWOOD! PETER DUEL COMMITS SUICIDE!"
Hollywood Secrets Yearbook, 1972
To his public, it seemed that Peter Duel was at the height of his success. But personally, he was a very unhappy man. Diane Ray, his girlfriend and also the woman who found his body, said he'd been drinking heavily while watching a basketball game on TV. Just minutes before he shot himself, he'd walked out of the room with a revolver, saying "I'll see you later!"
 
Photo Caption: Ben Murphy was deeply grieved at his co-star's death.

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