Steve Driver, born Stephen Clancy Hill, took his life after fatally stabbing performer and friend Herbert Wong (performer name: Tom Dong) and wounding two others with a samurai sword at the production offices of Ultima DVD in the summer of 2010 is the subject of an upcoming episode of the Investigation Discovery channel series Fatal Encounters. The episode is set to air in May 2012.
The episode will feature interviews with people who either knew or came into contact with Driver during his pursuit of porn stardom, including Ultima DVD owner Eric Jover, who had allowed Driver to live at his production studio up until Driver's behavior became unbearably erratic.
Eric Jover: "The events of that day made me realize how easily and swiftly one's mortality can be taken away by the anger of another person, and this made me more intuitive in handling all types of relationships and situations. It has shifted my focus on creating a strong, positive atmosphere with everyone on and off set, and it really has driven me to become more focused on creating mutually beneficial relationships throughout the industry that are beyond monetary value."
Also slated to appear in the episode are Christopher Rachal, the Ultima studio manager who was nearly hacked to death by Driver when he attempted to evict and fire him, Driver's heartbroken father David Hill, porn star Charley Chase, who starred opposite Driver in Robert Hill Releasing's Tea Baggin' Party, and would later comment to the media about his horrible on-set body odor and writer Mike Albo, whose piece on the events "Porn Machete Murder" was the most popular story of 2011 on LAWeekly.
Driver eluded police for three days after the attack at Ultima DVD, but was finally tracked down to a hillside bluff near the Chatsworth Nature Preserve in the San Fernando Valley. He held LAPD SWAT at bay for eight hours, while threatening to kill himself with yet another sword. When authorities finally attempted to bring Driver in with the aid of tasers and bean-bag projectiles, he leapt off the cliff to his death 50-feet below.
~Papi Chulo~
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