According to a new BBC documentary, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels. Jagger had vowed not to use Hells Angels members as bouncers following the death in December 1969 of a young fan at a free performance at Altamont Speedway in Northern California. A member of the Hells Angels was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense in the death."The Hells Angels were so angered by Jagger's treatment of them that they decided to kill him," Tom Mangold, the presenter of "The FBI at 100."
Mangold said the men tried to reach Jagger by sea but that "the boat was hit by a storm, and all of the men were thrown overboard."
They lived, but no other attempt was made on Jagger's life, Mangold said. He did not speculate if the Hells Angels figured he'd be dead from and overdose so it wasn't worth trying to kill him - or if they just thought it'd be funnier for him to live to the ripe age of 64.
It was not clear if Jagger was ever informed of the alleged plot. Or if when he was made aware of it, there was comprehension of what was said.
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