Rick: No, I missed Professor Backwards since I never saw the TV show (see my first post to this thread). Your comment prompted me to try to find some information about his act, and I came across an article about his murder! It was printed in True Detective magazine; BTW, the article does include a description of his act, as well as of his rise to fame. To get to the article, click on the following blueclickeylink, then click on the yellow link in the first paragraph that says "Click here to read article on Professor Backwards": http://www.backwardsbob.com/bobstory.html