In the mid-1990s Michael Alig was king of New York City nightlife, ruling over a group of misfits known as the Club Kids. His parties made him the vanguard of shock-factor cool, inflating his ego and his drug problem, until it all went spiraling out of control. How do you know when the party's over? When someone ends up dead.
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Danceteria, Studio 54 and other legendary clubs and parties in NYC - TimeOut NYC - Nov 10 2014
Michael Alig… Dies at 54 - Choire Sicha - New York Times - Dec. 26, 2020
Michael Alig: The Life and Death of the Party - Tricia Romano - The Crime Library
Did… Michael Alig Really Kill Angel Melendez?... - The Village Voice - Frank Owen - Jun 25, 1996
Clubland: The Fabulous Rise and Murderous Fall of Club Culture - Frank Owen - 2004
Party Boy in a Cage - Jonathan Van Meter - New York Magazine - Nov 16, 2006
Michael Alig: 'We didn't even realise he was dead' - Emma Brockes - The Guardian - Jun 21 2014
Michael Alig - Christopher Bollen - Interview Magazine - Mar 24, 2010
The Ecstasy and The Agony - Roshan, Jolly, Vanamme - New York Magazine - Jun 10, 1996
2 Men Plead Guilty in Killing of Club Denizen - John Sullivan - New York Times - Sep 11, 1997
Party Promoter… Held in Death Of a Clubgoer - David Kocieniewski - New York Times - Dec 6, 1996
Remembering…The Michael Alig Crime Coverage - Michael Musto - Village Voice Blog - May 17, 2013
Night Clubbing (Blind Item) - Michael Musto - Village Voice - Apr 23, 1996
The Ecstasy and The Agony - Roshan, Jolly, Vanamme - New York Magazine - Jun 10, 1996
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Club Kid Killer Relives Bloody Crime - Michael Alig - New York Post - May 12, 2014
The Devil and Michael Alig - Bastone, Gonnerman, Musato, Owen - The Village Voice - Dec 17, 1996
Police Give Details in Killing Of Flamboyant Club Denizen - The New York Times
Club Kids bid final farewell to… Michael Alig - Carlos Greer - New York Post - Aug 25, 2021
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