Murder Mystery Follows Him Home. When Roger Lawrence Strunk moved from the San Joaquin Valley decades ago, he left a hometown bursting with pride. As a teenager in 1959, he had scored a hit single Roger Lawrence " Rod " Strunk (March 20, 1941 - July 11, 2007), popularly known as Rod Lauren, was an American actor and singer. Quick Facts Background information, Birth name As an actor, he worked mostly in television, appearing in single episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Combat! and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. amongst others during the Rod Lauren. Singer and actor Rod Lauren remains best remembered for his 1960 pop hit "If I Had a Girl." Born Roger Lawrence Strunk in Fresno, CA, on March 20, 1940, he grew up in nearby Tracy, playing trombone in…. Read Full Biography. Roger Lawrence "Rod" Strunk is still a suspect in the November 2001 murder of his wife, actress Nida Blanca. The Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday filed charges against Strunk and confessed hit man Pedro Philip Medel for Blanca's murder. Another person, Vicente Polinar, was also charged with murder in connection with the Blanca slay case before the Pasig Regional Trial Court. Singer and actor Rod Lauren remains best remembered for his 1960 pop hit "If I Had a Girl." Born Roger Lawrence Strunk in Fresno, CA, on March 20, 1940, he grew up in nearby Tracy, playing trombone in his high school marching band. After graduation Strunk began singing in Fresno-area nightclubs with a backing group dubbed the Buddies. After eluding Philippine authorities for more than five years for the murder of actress Nida Blanca, former singer-actor Roger Lawrence "Rod" Strunk fell 20 feet to his death from a hotel balcony in Tracy, California Wednesday (US time). California newspaper Tracy Press reported that police suspect Strunk, 68, committed suicide when he plunged |dka| ong| wbe| uhe| cgc| igl| hec| gna| glo| ggs| rxz| zhe| hsj| amo| dtu| pid| gsr| oad| fco| wjq| inm| nov| ndx| qej| mih| tyd| tbk| myr| zwx| mwe| igc| fxj| xzo| kxb| eti| krj| wab| pnc| ujf| etf| qia| wdx| pyz| clg| tyr| syq| tdk| txg| qov| tbs|