▁episode ▁made ▁Op el ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁celebr ity . ▁Produ cer ▁All an ▁Car r ▁even ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁stre ak ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁for ▁Rud olph ▁N ure ye v . ▁ ▁Death ▁Op el ▁was ▁murder ed ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁during ▁an ▁attempted ▁rob ber y ▁of ▁his ▁San ▁Francisco ▁studio ▁by ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Ke en an . ▁He ▁was ▁ 3 9 . ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Ke en an ▁are ▁both ▁serving ▁life ▁sentences ▁for ▁his ▁murder . ▁ ▁The ▁murder ▁and ▁many ▁questions ▁surrounding ▁what ▁happened ▁were ▁expl ored ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁document ary ▁made ▁by ▁Op el ' s ▁nep hew , ▁Robert ▁O ppel ▁( see ▁below ). ▁ ▁Rem emb ran ces ▁Op el ' s ▁nep hew , ▁Robert ▁O ppel , ▁is ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Uncle ▁Bob , ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁document ary ▁about ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁uncle . ▁The ▁movie ▁features ▁O ppel ▁as ▁narr ator , ▁and ▁includes ▁inter views ▁with ▁John ▁W aters , ▁Div ine , ▁D anny ▁N ico lett a , ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁scene ▁who ▁knew ▁Op el . ▁O ppel ▁attempted ▁to ▁interview ▁several ▁people ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁murder , ▁including ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁serving ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁the ▁crime , ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁a ▁meeting ▁by ▁the ▁prison . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁