At the time of his death Merlin Santana was a promising actor and rapper with stints on the Cosby Show and The Steve Harvey Show under his belt. On March 9th, 2002, the 26-year-old was fatally shot 6 times while sitting in a parked car in Los Angeles. Santana’s 15-year-old girlfriend had falsely accused him of rape – was this a revenge crime for something Santana did not do? Or was it a case of Santana being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Celebrity Crime Files