On his 20th birthday in 1970, this future comedy legend joked at Chicago O'Hare that he was carrying bombs in his luggage — the search that followed found something else entirely.
The full story
On September 21, 1970 — his 20th birthday — Bill Murray joked to a fellow passenger at O'Hare that he had bombs in his luggage; the resulting search turned up about ten pounds of marijuana. He was convicted of possession, received probation, and joined SNL seven years later.
The clues we handed out
— Agents found roughly ten pounds of marijuana; he got probation.
— The bust came pre-fame — he joined Saturday Night Live's cast in 1977.
— 'It just doesn't matter!' and 'Cinderella story' are both his.
— He has crossed streams, relived February 2nd, and whispered something unheard in Tokyo.
— Initials: B.M.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 21. Three strikes to name Bill Murray, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
Where this comes from
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*A blind item you can check. Every puzzle is drawn from the public record —
court records, official rulings, and moments that unfolded on live television — and the
records are linked above. Allegedly.
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