One of the interesting tidbits is that Arbuckle was actually shooting a couple of films at the Lehrman studio while Hamilton and Rappe were shooting A Twilight Baby there. In fact, one of the Lehrman security guards accused Roscoe of trying to get the key to her dressing room - a highly dubious charge, imho. There was so much manufactured 'evidence' about virtually everybody involved in the case that I doubt Sherlock Holmes 'imself could have figured it out.
Rappe was truly fascinating. Having been a professional model and clothes designer for years before coming to Hollywood - and engaged to several suitors during that time - she was certainly no naif when it came to men. On the other hand, the Arbuckle apologists went full tilt boogie on her character during the trials and afterward (without even getting into Kenneth Anger territory) that Lindsay Lohan would probably treat her as a skank. What is certain is that there were no winners to come out of that afternoon party and I'm sure both Fatty and Virginia both wished they'd stayed in LA that weekend.
