Edward P Phillips

The man who burst through a Lorimar Studios gate and emptied a shotgun into a sound stage before taking his own life had gone to the Culver City lot to confront "Dallas" television star Ken Kercheval, his foil in a bitter dispute over a popcorn business, police said Wednesday. Edward P. Phillips, 43, formerly of Corydon, Ind.

A homemade straitjacket, plastic handcuffs and other evidence recovered near a rented truck lent credence to a police theory that the man who crashed through a Lorimar Studios gate and killed himself with a shotgun may have gone to the Culver City lot to take "Dallas" star Ken Kercheval hostage, police said Thursday. In an interview at his Hollywood Hills home, Kercheval--who had been accused by suicide victim Edward P.

A homemade straitjacket, plastic handcuffs and other evidence recovered near a rented truck lent credence to a police theory that the man who crashed through a Lorimar Studios gate and killed himself with a shotgun may have gone to the Culver City lot to take "Dallas" star Ken Kercheval hostage, police said Thursday. In an interview at his Hollywood Hills home, Kercheval--who had been accused by suicide victim Edward P.

The man who burst through a Lorimar Studios gate and emptied a shotgun into a sound stage before taking his own life had gone to the Culver City lot to confront "Dallas" television star Ken Kercheval, his foil in a bitter dispute over a popcorn business, police said Wednesday. Edward P. Phillips, 43, formerly of Corydon, Ind.

The man who burst onto a Lorimar studio lot and fired a shotgun into a sound stage before killing himself was identified today as Edward P. Phillips, 43, an Ohio resident who police said had a business gripe with actor Ken Kercheval. Kercheval, who plays Cliff Barnes on the television show "Dallas," was not at the studio when Phillips drove a rented truck through the gate, a studio spokesman said.