Steven Hill was an ex-military washout who did 8 years for attempted murder in Maryland. What's funny to me is that our industry is chock full of felons, parolees, and ex-cons. Agents, Producers, and Directors never ever ever check out anyone's criminal history when they enter this biz. Its pretty scary actually.

This was clearly a desperate act by a desperate man at the end of his rope financially and emotionally. As our industry continues to become financially depressed, and many performers begin to lose the incomes that they have......it will get ugly. The formula is right there to see.

Person with no money, no skills, and running from life enters the biz. Makes more money than ever before, while "working" less hours and not having a boss. Squanders said money because they don't know how to save or plan for future. Industry recedes at the same time that more and more people enter the biz. Money disappears and then desperation hits as newfound hopes and dreams get washed away. Chaos ensues.

This incident is just the beginning of a rash of these sort of things.