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Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, was the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. His girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, was found dead in their New York City hotel room on October 12, 1978, from a stab wound. Sid Vicious was arrested and charged with her murder.

The circumstances surrounding Nancy Spungen's death were unclear, and there were conflicting accounts of what had transpired that night. Sid Vicious initially confessed to the murder but later recanted, claiming little memory of the events due to drug use.

Before the case went to trial, Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose on February 2, 1979. As a result, the murder charge against him was dropped. The exact circumstances of Nancy Spungen's death remain a subject of speculation, and the case has been the focus of various documentaries, books, and discussions within the punk rock community.