9 from a ruptured bladder and secondary peritonitis. She was buried at Hollywood Cemetery (now Hollywood Forever Cemetery). The exact events of the party remain unclear, with witnesses relating numerous versions of what happened. It was alleged that Rappe had died as a result of a violent sexual assault by Arbuckle. Arbuckle's accuser, Bambina Maude Delmont, had accompanied Rappe to the party; she had first met Rappe only a few days earlier. Delmont had a police record for extortion, prostitution and blackmail. Subsequent witnesses testified that Rappe had for some time suffered from cystitis, a condition which could have been aggravated by consuming alcohol. Witnesses also testified that Rappe had previously suffered from venereal disease, so there were allegations that her death was brought on by her health rather than by an assault. After three manslaughter trials, Arbuckle was formally acquitted; his acquittal in the third trial was accompanied by an unprecedented statement of apology from the jury stating, in part, that, "Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great injustice has been done him… there was not the slightest proof adduced to connect him in any way with the commission of a crime." Nevertheless, Arbuckle's reputation and career were ruined because of the scandal. Filmography See also List of unsolved deaths Olive Thomas References Sources Further reading External links Virginia Rappe Home-Page Film researcher discusses the Fatty Arbuckle trial Watch His Musical Sneeze at the Danish Film Institute website 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Hollywood's first scandal 1891 births 1921 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago Actresses from New York City American female models American film actresses American silent film actresses Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Deaths from peritonitis Unsolved deaths in the United States