The Story of American Hero and Old Hollywood Icon Audie Murphy

This article was originally published on Lizanest.com

Audie Murphy looked like the perfect American hero, but behind the medals and movie posters, his life was filled with secrets, fear, and astonishing choices. He slept with a loaded pistol, terrified his first wife during a nightmare, gambled away a fortune, and nearly played one of Hollywood’s most disturbing villains. Yet even those moments barely hint at the battles he fought for decades. And the final chapter may be the most shocking of all.