. >> sal mineo was a two-time oscar nominee before he was 20.e was nominated for "rebel without a cause." he played opposite james dean. he was also nominated for "exodus." he was also a speaker. i guess he would fill arenas. he was like the justin bieber of his time. when he got older, his star faded a little. for several reasons. he sort of came out. he was not the cute, young kid anymore. he did a few movies that were controversial. but now they would be considered tame. in the mid-1970's he was struggling, but very passionate about acting. but having a hard time, a much harder time than he did when he was younger. then he was murdered. he was stabbed to death in front of his apartment. in the heart of hollywood. right near -- if you know hollywood in los angeles, it is near la cienega. it is the center of hollywood. they didn't catch his murderer. not for a year and a half. what happened was that the gossip blogs -- not the blogs, but the gossip magazines, said that mineo was killed by his gay lover. or by a drug scandal. there was no validi