Brian Roy "Spinner" Spencer
He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.
His dad once took over a T.V. station at gunpoint, when his son's television debut was preempted and was killed.
After hockey, Spencer, in 1987, was charged with kidnapping and murder and faced the death penalty.
Family and friends, gathered around him and tried to help.
A former teammate from the Sabres, Rick Martin, testified as a character witness at his trial.
The jury returned a not guilty verdict in March 1988 and Spencer vowed to change his life.
He moved to Florida, where his life continued to spiral out of control.
Three months later, Spencer he was fatally shot.
His companion at the time of the incident, Gregory Scott Cook, told police it was a robbery following a crack cocaine purchase in Riviera Beach, Florida.
Police Capt. Jerry Poreba said there were questions about Cook's account, however he was not a suspect.
No one knows who killed him.
His death remains unsolved.
Spencer was survived by five children from two marriages, and his twin brother, Byron.
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