Michael Alig
American club promoter
Born on: April 29, 1966Died on: December 24, 2020
Aged: 54 years 239 days (655 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Taurus
Michael Alig was an American club promoter who was convicted of felony manslaughter. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez in a confrontation over a drug debt.
In October 1997, Alig pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Both men were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Riggs was released on parole in 2010.
Alig was released on May 5, 2014.
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