Michael Alig - “Club Kids Killer”
Michael Alig was the founder and promoter of the “Club Kids”, a notorious group of club-goers and partyers that rose to prominence in the 80s and 90s.
Alig first moved to New York to escape the conservative, small-town mentality he felt had oppressed him for being gay and “different”. He started off as a busboy and was quickly able to move up ranks within the New York underground scene.
He became known for throwing lavish and over-the-top costume parties. He would pull stunts such as passing out flyers for parties at fast-food restaurants, and as his and the “Club Kids” notoriety grew, so did Alig’s drug use.
Alig began to surround himself with more and more drug pushers and connections to fuel his addiction. One such connection was “Angel” Melendez (see below picture).
On March 17th, 1996, Alig, his friend “Freeze” Riggs murdered Angel over a long-standing drug debt. Alig and Angel got into a physical altercation and Alig claims he grabbed a pillow and pushed it against Angels face in an effort to restrain him. From there, Freeze hit Angel over the head three times with a hammer. The two then proceeded to inject Drano into Angel, which ultimately killed him.
Not knowing what to do with Angel’s body, Alig first locked him in a bathroom in his apartment. Alig continued to host parties at his home while Angel’s body was locked in the bathroom. When guests began to complain of the smell, Alig claimed “plumbing problems” were the source. Once the smell became too strong to ignore, Alig and Riggs dismembered Angel and put his body into a cork-lined box. A few days following, they placed Angel’s body in a cardboard box and dumped him in the Hudson River, where he washed up on shore and found by teens hanging out on the beach. The body was not immediately identifiable and it actually took until November of 1996 for the coroner to formally report that the body found was that of Angel.
During this time, Alig went around telling people something “bad” had happened to Angel and that he was responsible. Nobody took anything he said to heart because his drug use had all but taken over. Additionally, police were reluctant to bring Alig in for questioning as he was their key witness in charges pending against Alig’s former partner Peter Gaiten.
Alig, knowing he would be heavily implicated, fled to New Jersey and holed up in a hotel until police surrounded the building. Alig gave a full confession but pled Not Guilty to first-degree murder claiming self-defense was the main cause.
In December of 1997, Alig pled guilty to manslaughter and he was sentenced to 10-20 years for Angel’s murder. His first request for parole in 2006 was denied, and he was paroled in May of 2014.
There is currently a documentary on Netflix called “Glory Daze” which highlights Alig and his crime.
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