Scott Thorson Speaks To Larry King About Nash
Partial transcript courtesy of CNN
I guess that Eddie Nash took Scott’s Rolls Royce in exchange for drugs? That’s a shitty trade!
Read on…
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KING: Liberace gave you whatever you wanted?
THORSON: Whatever I wanted.
KING: So what happened? You hopped back to L.A…
THORSON: I hopped back to L.A…
KING: (OFF-MIKE) murders occurred.
THORSON: … and I was picking up some drugs from Eddie Nash, and he told me that I would have to — he says, “Have a seat.” He says, “I was just robbed.” And involved John Holmes, you know, the porno star.
KING: How was he involved?
THORSON: Well, John Holmes was addicted to cocaine, and John Holmes set up the robbery.
KING: Because he needed the drugs.
THORSON: Right.
KING: Was Nash mad at you?
THORSON: No, Nash wasn’t mad at me. But I was in the, I guess…
KING: Wrong place…
THORSON: Wrong place, wrong time. And when his bodyguard — Ed Nash’s bodyguard brought John Holmes through the door and they beat the living — I mean, it was horrible. And I was just right there.
KING: What did you testify to?
THORSON: I testified to what I heard.
KING: Which was?
THORSON: Which they beat up John and they forced John to tell them who committed the robbery.
KING: Why wasn’t Nash very mad at you? When you went into witness protection you thought he was going to kill you?
THORSON: Well, Nash — not for a long time. I mean, this was back in ’80. I didn’t testify until, what, ’87, ’88 — ’88 or ’89. So Nash and I were still good friends.
KING: So you turned on him.
THORSON: But he did say this to me. He said, “I’ll kill you and every member of your family if you ever mention a word of this.”
KING: Why did you testify against him?
THORSON: Because Ed Nash — drugs. I mean, Ed Nash took my Rolls-Royce, he took everything from me.
KING: What did they offer you in return for your testimony?
THORSON: Other than to keep me alive?
KING: That’s all they offered…
THORSON: And also I was in some trouble back then, too. I got involved with the wrong people, and I made a deal with a district attorney. KING: There was a quid pro quo; you got something.
THORSON: Yes. I got something from it, too, you know.
KING: Before all of this, before you got religion and before these last few years, you ever have a happy day?
THORSON: Oh, yes, yes.
KING: Because you seemed to be in so much trouble all the time, despite having everything.
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Jenn are discussing. 
Jenn 10:35 am on April 17, 2013 Permalink |
Amazing what people give up for drugs……..
localarts 2:35 pm on April 17, 2013 Permalink |
I actually remember watching this interview many years ago, it was quite good. Another interview I’m trying to find is David Lind when he was a guest on the Morton Downey Jr show back in the late 80’s. Someone I know saw the show and said Lind got very upset at the questioning, Morton said something like “it was very convenient you were absent the night of the murders wasn’t it Mr. Lind” or something like that. Apparently, Lind got upset and threatened Morton Downey Jr. on the air.
John W 4:13 pm on April 17, 2013 Permalink |
Oh my Gosh! I think I saw that too. I will be on YouTube now looking for it or Googling Downey’s show transcripts. Morton Downey Jr, what a great show with him chain smoking and what not. Great era in TV, when daytime talk shows ruled the airwaves from 1 to 4pm LOL. Please post if you find a clip!
John W 7:48 pm on April 19, 2013 Permalink |
Thorson pulled an armed robbery with 3 other lads. They got busted for this and that is why he was busted… And turned state’s evidence.