Whether money and fame changed Bob Crane’s personality or the actor was always obsessed with sex, and the money and fame were simply gas on a fire, investigators believe that the actor’s sex addiction played an important role in his murder (per Entertainment Weekly). On the set of “Hogan’s Heroes,” other actors had only positive words for the show’s star. During the show, despite being married to his high school sweetheart Anne Terzian, and having three children, Crane began an affair with two different actresses. One of the women, Patricia “Patti” Olson, eventually became his second wife shortly after Crane divorced his first wife in 1970.
However, even a new wife did not stop Crane from having numerous affairs. According to Reader’s Digest, Crane had hundreds of sexual partners during his marriages. Still, this was not enough for the actor. With the help of a video equipment salesperson named John Henry Carpenter, Crane recorded his sexual escapades. The actor also took numerous photos of these affairs and compiled them into books. On the set of his 1973 film “Superdad,” Crane showed photographs he took to people while filming. Soon, his private life became the subject of tabloids such as the “National Enquirer.” Robert Crane, son of Bob Crane and his first wife, defended his father’s sex life by saying all the women he videotaped or had pictures of were consenting adults (per Entertainment Weekly).
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