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Bobby Vaughn

For the baseball player, see Bobby Vaughn (baseball).

Robert "Bobby" Vaughn (born c. 1975[1][2]) is an American surfer and co-founder of the Von Dutch clothing company.[1][3] He was acquitted of first-degree murder of his friend Mark Rivas in February 2005 on the grounds of justifiable homicide.[2][4]

Early life

He grew up surfing in Santa Cruz, California, and later in Hawaii.[2] He was involved in some manner in a fatal shooting at his high school.[4]

Von Dutch

Art collector Ed Boswell bought the rights to the Von Dutch name from Kenny Howard's daughters after Howard died in 1992.[4] He met Mike Cassel, a former drug dealer turned clothing company entrepreneur.[4] They and Vaughn, an associate of Cassel's, co-founded Von Dutch, at first hoping to start the next hot denim line.[4] However, Boswell and Cassel did not get along, and Cassel ended up driving Boswell out of the business.[4] Then Danish investor Tonny Sorensen was brought in to provide much-needed financing.[4] Vaughn began feeling marginalized when Sorensen was made Chief Executive Officer and installed his own people in the sales and marketing departments.[4] Sorensen eventually bought Vaughn's share of the company and fired him.[4]

Murder charge

In February 2005, Vaughn claimed that his friend Mark Rivas, recently released from prison, attacked him with a broken bottle. Vaughn shot and killed Rivas. He was charged with first-degree murder, but was acquitted by a jury.[1]

Later life

He was later sentenced to five years probation for carrying an unregistered gun.[1]

In April 2009, Vaughn opened a high-end surf shop in Queens called FTW.[1]

Documentaries

He is the subject of the 2010 short documentary Facing the Waves.[5] He is also one of the principal figures in the 2021 Hulu documentary series The Curse of Von Dutch: A Brand to Die For.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kingannon, Corey (April 5, 2009). "Transplanting the Legend of the Santa Cruz Surf". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c French, Alex (July 10, 2009). "Gangster Stuff". New York. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Caruso, Skyler (November 16, 2021). "Here's Everything to Know About 'The Curse of Von Dutch', Hulu's New True-Crime Series". People. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Roundtree, Cheyenne (November 18, 2021). "How Von Dutch's Trucker Hat Empire Ended in Chaos and Death". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Facing the Waves". Mountainfilm. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
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