Darla Jean Hood

[danthebirdman]

Does anybody know what North Hollywood hospital Darla Hood went to in 1979,and what was the nature of the minor surgery that she had underwent or what was it for?I tried investigating this extensively without any results except the same biography.

[zootmoney]

Looking through some newspapers online, all it says is the hospital was in Canoga Park.

[danthebirdman]

Did they say what type of operation it was?All the bios mention it being a minor operation,but not what kind of operation.

[zootmoney]

Nope- I have never heard, either.

[danthebirdman]

Was there any news or anything prior to and up to 13June1979?Where could I look for this information,internet and non-internet?

[zootmoney]

I searched at www.newspaperarchive.com. It requires a paid membership to view. I didn't see anything there. I also don't remember anything in the news from back then. Since it was a minor surgery, it would not have made the news.

[kjw]

Darla was in the hospital for hepatitis and died,or so they say.I thnk whatever she was in the hospital for was that she later on contacted hepatitis.There are some bizarre circumstances about this surrounding Darla's death,but it has never come out.Would like to know myself.I guess if you are a celebrity and have name value they try to cover up the death,either due to family requests,or because the death was too bizarre and they just want to cover it by saying that person died from natural causes or soemthing not too off the wall.

I feel that way about Alfalfa and Scotty Beckett's death were both coverups,and that the truth has never come out.Alfalfa more recently had someone confess they think that he may have been murdered.

But Scotty's death still has a mystery behind it.It's easy to cover up a death by saying he died froma drug overdose,but I have read other things that leads me to believe differently.Such as the mysterious beating he had two days before he died.It also has never come out why he was beaten either.Some places even say that he was beatened to death,or died from the beating he took.So it is very hard to know what to believe.

Until somebody writes a book on these mysterious deaths and tragedies, nobody will ever know the truth,as far as I'm concerned.

[Mark]

Why do you think there was more to Darla's death?

[danthebirdman]

I strongly think there's a need to understand and investigate further the events a few months to a year prior to her death on June 13,1979.Also to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the fate of Scotty Beckett and other members of Our Gang that fall into this category.The surrounding events of Alfalfa's death has been brought to light by his nephew's testimony,www.4alfalfa.com/Alfography/corriganart.htm .There's a quote I've come across that pretty much says it all,

"The dead cannot cry out for justice;it is the duty of the living to do so for them."

[danthebirdman]

There's even a quote from 'Butch'concerning Darla Hood.

Quote from an interview with Tommy Bond:
Bond: "Actually, in 1979 she convinced the Sons of the Desert to take in the Little Rascals. She was gonna be at our big convention in 1980. And poor thing, she got sick, had some kind of a minor operation they were gonna do on her in the hospital, and in the hospital she contracted hepatitis and died. So she never realized her dream, but we did. She set it all up for us to be hooked up with the Sons of the Desert."

Even he never mentions the kind of operation she had,but does mention that she got sick before the operation;but contracted hepatitis in the hospital(my guess is probably from the'minor operation'or other conditions at this'North Hollywood or Canoga Park hospital').That's the other thing is the name of the hospital is never disclosed in this quote or numerous other bios.I'm determined even more than ever to pursue this matter until I find out what really happened.

[zootmoney]

Well, I've never seen anything that implied that there was anything sinister about her death. It was definitely a tragedy. I assume that people rarely contract hepatitis in the hospital, although I could be wrong. The assumption I have had was that the hospital may have been negligent. I know it has been stated that she got the hepatitis while she was in the hospital. I'm not sure how anyone knows that for sure, unless there was some sort of admission from the hospital. Whatever the truth is, it does surprise me that there has not been much media attention- other than those stupid "curse" stories.

[OPT]

Butch is still alive and well. Maybe someone should try to contact him to find out what the operation was supposed to be for???

[danthebirdman]

How can I contact him(Tommy Bond)?I already looked on the internet with no result.

[OPT]

danthebirdman said:

How can I contact him(Tommy Bond)?I already looked on the internet with no result.

He either lives in Fresno or Madera, CA. You can try information, and I will ask my brother in law to look/ask around next time I talk with him.

He worked at one of the local t.v. stations for years. Ch.30 in Fresno. They may know how to reach him......long shot.....<<<that is where I met him as a kid the first time>>>

OPT

[kjw]

Tommy Bond can be reached through his son Tommy Jr. over at Biograph's website.Tommy SR. did an autograph show here awhile back,and he gave me his card which is Biograph.Go here to get in touch with Tommy Jr.


www.biographcompany.com/contact_home.html

His name and his email is listed on that site and you can click on his name to get in touch with him.I don't think that Tommy Sr. works their anymore,but his son runs the company now.Good luck to you.