Who Killed Nancy

A writer reinvestigates the death of Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious.

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Who Killed Nancy? (also known as Who Killed Nancy) is a British documentary film directed by Alan G. Parker. The movie was produced by Ben Timlett and Christine Alderson. It had its US theatrical opening at the Cinema Village in New York City on July 30, 2010. The film examines the possibility that it was not Sid Vicious who was responsible for the death of Nancy Spungen.

On October 12th 1978 New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a 20 year-old woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. The woman was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious. In a trial by tabloid newspapers Vicious was pronounced guilty before noon the following day. But the case never had the chance to be brought to trial, and a number of New York cops weren't convinced. Less than six months later, Sid died of a heroin overdose. For the next 28 years the assumption was that Sid did it - case closed. Over time, the death of Sid and Nancy has passed into rock legend and has only added to the controversial and notorious image of the Sex Pistols and punk music. At the request of Sid's mother, rock author and punk expert Alan Parker has devoted himself to discovering what really happened in room 100.