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1969 Whilst still 17, Morgan met 54-year-old financier Alfred S. Bloomingdale, a married multi-millionaire from the famous department store family in a restaurant in Sunset Strip.
1970 When Morgan was 18, Bloomingdale offered Lamb a large cash payment to end his marriage with Morgan.
1973 Bloomingdale's wife, Betsy, learned of Bloomingdale's affair and told him to break off his relationship with Morgan. He did and Morgan spiraled into depression and poverty.
1979 Morgan had been through two more marriages, long periods of sex work, and was a drug addict. That year she entered rehab, where she met Marvin Pancoast, a gay man who was infatuated with Morgan and her stories of the high life she led with...
1982 Bloomingdale was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He purportedly told Morgan that he had only two months to live and assured her she would be well cared for and never have to worry about money again.
1982 The details of their tumultuous relationship became publicly known after Morgan sued Bloomingdale's estate for palimony in 1982.
1982 The financial situation for the 30-year-old Morgan quickly turned desperate. To protect herself, she hired the famous Hollywood palimony attorney Marvin Mitchelson to file an $11 million lawsuit ($28.6 million today) for financial compensation as...
1983 Vicki Morgan is murderd in Los Angeles
As Bloomingdale's mistress, her social circle would include politicians, businessmen, and the wealthy playboy Bernie Cornfeld. With Bloomingdale's financial support, Morgan lived a lavish lifestyle.
However, when Morgan learned that Mitchelson had dinner and a meeting at the White House with Nancy and Ronald Reagan, Morgan lost trust in Mitchelson, firing him and hiring attorney Robert Steinberg in his place.
Morgan soon became Bloomingdale's mistress, and he would have her watch as he performed BDSM on multiple sex workers.
The pre-trial media coverage of the initial complaint revealed details of the couple's sexual relationship that grabbed headlines nationwide, causing particular embarrassment amongst Bloomingdale's friends in Washington D.C.
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Alfred S. Bloomingdale
Bernard Cornfeld
Earl Lamb
Marvin Pancoast