Lilith Biddercombe

**Lilith Marcy Biddercombe** (February 18, 1943 – July 9, 1969) was an American actor and model. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films fashion magazines. After receiving great reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Biddercombe was hailed as one of Vinewood's most promising newcomers.

**Life and Career**

Due to Lilith’s father being a Colonel in the United States Army, the family had to move many times throughout her childhood. After Lilith’s birth, the family moved from Ippolito, New Austin to San Fierro in 1943. The three lived happily near the Bay Area for six years until in late 1949, her father was ordered to be stationed in Italy. They arrived in Italy in December and there they stayed for almost eight years. By the time 1957 rolled around, the Biddercombe’s, (now including Lilith’s little brother Nickie) had lived in over six different cities and on four separate army bases all across Italy. Even though her personality was bright and sunny, the constant moving made maintaining friendships difficult for Lilith. In 1957 at age 14, Lilith and her family moved back to America and settled into the small town of Laftoon in Washington.

At age 16, her father received orders to relocate south and the family relocated to Armadillo, New Austin where she attended Evin High School in late fall 1960 to April 1961 and graduated in June of that year.

In January of 1962, a month shy of her 19th birthday, Lilith and a friend hitchhiked their way from New Austin to the sunny hills of San Andreas in hopes of making it big in the movie industry. The two lived in a small two bedroom apartment near Vespucci beach that they paid for with graduation money. In the summer of 1962, Lilith hit the jack pot when she wandered onto the set for a Black Swimmer‘s tanning oil commercial that was being filmed of Vespucci beach. Stunned by how beautiful the young woman was, the director offered Lilith a small spot in the commercial. She would continue to play this “small part” in over nine television commercials and five magazine ads throughout 1962 and 1963 and her character was even given a name, Blonde Betty. In addition to this sun tanning oil ads, she also played in a few Redwood Cigarette ads around the same time.

In June of 1963 she moved out of her shared apartment and moved in with her then boyfriend and began working with an agent by the name of Mitchell Burkhart. Instead of finding her work in major films, Burkhart suggested she stick to television in order to gain further experience. Her first speaking role was in three episodes of the show “Pinciotti‘s” in which she went uncredited. It wasn’t until 1964 when she was hired onto the show Hillbillies Of The West Coast playing lovable store clerk, Mila, when she began being credited.

After Mitchell believed she had a fair amount of acting experience, he began finding her small side roles in films. After a few missed auditions, she was finally cast in her first film, the Kurt Anthony movie, “Bitchin‘ Waves” in 1966 playing a beach babe named, Tongva Chumash. Later that year she was cast in Gorge Of The Ladies playing Jackie West and also starred in the film “Werewolf Blood” the same year. She also starred in the Ned Dune spy film “Bunch Of Disaster ” which was released in late 1968, the same year she was nominated for a Nelson Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Gorge Of The Ladies.

On February 28th, 1968, she married the director Marcin Piotrowski, in London, four months before she began filming Bunch Of Disaster. In late December of 1968 she was cast in the film “Hunt For The Golden Table” and moved to Australia to work on the film in February of 1969 and returned in June of that year.

**Murder**

On the evening of the 9th of July, 1969, Lilith invited her friend, 26 year old Rowdy Rabbit, Pamela Winters to come over and spend the night with her while Marcin was working on a film in London. A little after midnight on the 10th, three member of Carl McCoins cult entered the home. They moved Lilith and Pamela, as well as three other people on the property to the backyard, they placed pillow cases over their heads and murdered each of them one by one. The crime was discovered the next day by Lilith’s gardener.

After her autopsy was done, it was revealed Lilith had been stabbed 17 times to the stomach and back, 6 of which were fatal. Her funeral was held on the 14th of July and she was buried in The Vinewood Cemetery the same day. On December 6th 1969, Carl McCoin and his “family” was arrested in connection to the murder of Lilith and her guests. In March of 1971, the family members and McCoin himself were all found guilty on 5 counts of murder and were each given life sentences.

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