Sun., Aug. 11, 1996 Associated Press A man who inherited millions when his parents were murdered 16 years ago was convicted Saturday of killing them over an argument about drug use. His performance in Brian Friel's Lovers brought him to the attention of playwright Edward Albee, whose one-act plays Norton enjoyed. "Well, my dad sat up real quick, looked at me and the trigger went off again. Fred Rouse was later. Lake County First Assistant State's Attorney Jeffrey Pavletic led the prosecution's case that solved a notorious murder in his hometown. [19], In 1998, Norton starred alongside Matt Damon in Rounders, which follows two friends who urgently need cash and play poker to pay off a huge debt. "The day they had the funerals, I started on that case," says Fagan, who spent three days going over "every inch, every passage" of the Rouse house and found clues such as vomit in a trash can and fecal matter in the boy's underwear. For his role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. [125] Nevertheless, appearing on an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Love stated they had dated for four years. Family secrets such as abuse, drug use or mental illness weren't openly discussed, though divorce rates had soared by the close of the 1970s. I could hear the tension in his voice. [70] During this time, Norton co-founded a production company, Class 5 Films, with Yale classmate Stuart Blumberg and film producer Bill Migliore. Moulin Rouge! Shop for artwork by Robin Rouse. On the day Kurt, Robin and Billy Rouse attended their parents' funeral, Lake County sheriff's detective Chuck Fagan started investigating the heinous crime. She lost control of her car in Racine, Wisconsin, where she was attending college, and died in a fatal car crash. "He was yelling at me. But for me, it describes best the shallow, limited ability I possessed as a teenager to comprehend the horror of the murders and the impact that they must have had on our parents. "I drive by it every day," says Pavletic, who lives in Libertyville. One was an air ball., Go big or go home. "My big concern is they want to talk about the gambling. Police believed that the children had much to gain by remaining silent. The job consumed him from early in the morning until late at night. [47] For his performance, Norton was nominated for Best Actor by the Online Film Critics Society. [129][164][165][166][167] The Daily Telegraph observed that "the tag 'finest actor of his generation' clings to him wherever he goes". It's all about intellectual debate," Ratner told The Times in 2003. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. [89] Norton did not participate in promoting the film and went to Africa for humanitarian activities instead,[62] it led to rumors that Norton was sparking conflicts with the film's producers. "[177], According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Norton's most critically acclaimed films are Primal Fear (1996), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), American History X (1998), Fight Club (1999), The Score (2001), Frida (2002), 25th Hour (2002), The Illusionist (2006), The Painted Veil (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Birdman (2014), Sausage Party (2016) and Isle of Dogs (2018). Impressed by his acting, she introduced Norton to the executives of the noir drama Primal Fear, an adaptation of William Diehl's 1993 novel. DAILY HERALD FILE, On the day Kurt, Robin and Billy Rouse attended their parents' funeral, Lake County sheriff's detective Chuck Fagan started investigating the heinous crime. [5][6][7] His father, Edward Mower Norton Jr., served in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant before becoming an environmental lawyer and conservation advocate working in Asia and a federal prosecutor in the Carter administration. Darlene and Bruce Rouse, prominent owners of a chain of gas stations, had been brutally shot at close range in their bedroom overnight. So the speculation began. However, after a through investigation, Robin's death was ruled as a tragic accident. Her author profile at Penguin Random House notes that she . That's the only attention I ever got from him," Rouse says. He is projected to finish his sentence in 2038, shortly before his 74th birthday. ", Filming around the village started in the fall, but it's uncertain if and when the documentary will be aired, Weppler said. The Rouses were the model suburban family. After losing one of the biggest matches of her career to Liv Morgan at SummerSlam, Rousey was understandably upset. Rouse used his inheritance to buy a home in Key West, but he couldn't stop his life from spiraling out of control. WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) _ A man who inherited millions when his parents were murdered 16 years ago was convicted Saturday of killing them over an argument about military school. We thought we were cool. That's both a blessing and a curse". Did I know the family? He's going to try to rescue the film. "He knew what the score was. A 1996 jury deliberated eight hours before finding Rouse guilty of the murders. Robin began therapy in an attempt to cope with the murders, but she died at 19 in 1983 when she lost control of her car while driving alone on a wet Wisconsin road and hit a utility pole. [22] The playwright was impressed with Norton's rehearsal performance and cast him for its world premiere. 25 February 2023. [148][149][150] He also played soccer (football) for Soccer Aid in May 2012; the event raised over 4.9 million for UNICEF to assist children worldwide. "[19] AllMovie remarked that Norton attained "almost instant stardom" following his 1996 film debut in Primal Fear and could have risen to even greater fame. Robin Rouse, at age 19, died in a single-car crash in Racine County, Wis., in 1983. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. "I got in the car and drove around," he said. Rouse and his mom fought constantly about drug and alcohol use and about how he was stupid and would never amount to anything, Rouse told Fagan. [173] The Daily Telegraph attributed Norton's lack of interest in celebrity status to his family of "distinguished political and social activists. Both a sister and older brother were home that night; police never learned what happened from either sibling. During the trial, Rouses lawyer claimed the confession was coerced and suggested Rouses older brother was the real killer. This toad sitting on an oil pipe will not overthrow itself." Set in 19th-century Austria-Hungary, The Illusionist was loosely based on novelist Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" and received generally positive critical reviews. Sources for Lydia Robinson "Robin" Rouse 1 Howard County Times (Maryland), 10 NOV 2010, Obituary for mother Elizabeth Jamieson Winstead "Libby" Rouse. Director David Cargill Writer Joseph Peicott (staff writer) Stars My friends and I had always worked hard to present ourselves as indifferent to most adult concerns, fashioning ourselves as rebels. Both received weak reviews; Leaves of Grass was praised for Norton's performance but criticized for its conflicting tonal shifts,[100] while Stone was panned because of a clumsy plot with excessive twists. Something was not right today. "With the way the bodies had been treated -- brutally -- it must have been a crime of hate," Lake County Sheriff Tom Brown proclaimed that morning as police searched for clues in the rambling 13-room house with hidden passages, an indoor pool and a bucolic 7-acre estate the Rouses shared with their three children north of Libertyville. "It's time to put the demons to bed," Fagan told Rouse. Twenty-Three Years Chris and Chrissy Rouse. [138][139], Norton is a supporter of the African Wildlife Foundation and its "Say No" campaign which raises awareness and fights against illegal poaching of elephants and rhinoceroses for ivory and horn. He and his wife, Darlene, were well-known in Libertyville and lived in a 13-room house with an indoor pool and horses on their estate. [156] He also made speeches to encourage voters to support Democratic nominee John Kerry. As a teenager growing up in Libertyville, Rouse dabbled in booze and drugs and quarreled constantly with his parents when they tried to discipline him, authorities said. [142][143] He raised over $1.2 million for the Trust after completing his run. [56] The Los Angeles Times also lauded him as an "enormously gifted young actor" who pulled off the character successfully. [28] Norton starred in two other films released in 1996; he played Holden Spence in the musical Everyone Says I Love You and lawyer Alan Isaacman in the biographical drama The People vs. Larry Flynt. Whenever Rouse had interactions with police because of public drunkenness or other minor infractions, Fagan chatted him up, building an uncanny, almost friendly relationship with his suspect. [67] Norton, accordingly, refused to promote the film's release. "Yes and no," Rouse replied. Tribune staff writer Cornelia Grumman contributed to this story. Kurt Rouse, 36, took the witness stand and denied killing his parents. Four months later, a surveyor wading into the river during a road-widening project stumbled upon guns and a garbage bag of items that included a purse and wallet with a driver's license. Today, friends recall the Rouse murders with a mixture of curiosity, fear and dread. He starred as scoutmaster Randy Ward in charge of finding his missing camper in the coming-of-age film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson. she recalled him asking her. When Bruce Rouse jolted awake, Billy Rouse fired a second blast at his father, then pulled a knife and plunged it six times into his father's heart, authorities said. [127], After Norton had ended his relationship with Love in 1999, he started dating Salma Hayek, with whom he later appeared in the 2002 biopic Frida. . [164][175][176], In November 2020, Norton criticized then-US President Donald Trump for his unfounded claims of election fraud at the 2020 United States presidential election, as a "contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of the country and its institutions. [91], The Incredible Hulk received generally favorable reviews upon release. On June 6, 1980, they were murdered in their bed. I m getting things done, but something was gnawing at me and then as has happened for more than two decades I remember. Robin Rouse. He continued to receive critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). At the time of the murders, Darlene Rouse's estate was valued at $820,000, which included life insurance policies on her husband. The death of the current Robin happened during the New 52, in 2013's Batman Inc. #8 (by Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham and Jason Masters). [144], After the successful fundraising for the Maasai Conservation, Norton launched an online fundraising platform called Crowdrise in May 2010. I ve been off center and unfocused. Sixteen years later, he would confess and be convicted of their murders. The home's sordid history does not exactly mesh with a 2014 announcement that Libertyville was named one of the top 10 safest communities in Illinois by Movoto Real Estate. . [20] Norton described him as a great teacher who encouraged students to become "multilingual actors" with different techniques for versatile roles. [65][66], Paramount Pictures forced Norton to star in the heist film The Italian Job (2003), threatening to sue him for violating a three-film contract he had signed; the studio had previously distributed 1996's Primal Fear and 2001's The Score. Amy Robach was planning the ultimate revenge if she got axed from Good Morning America over the scandalous affair with co-host T.J. Holmes by writing a blow-the-lid-off, tell-all book,RadarOnline . It was a dark and stormy night that left the village of Libertyville awash in shock, fear and the mystery of how millionaire couple Bruce and Darlene Rouse were savagely slaughtered in their bed on June 6, 1980. The killer held the gun close enough to leave powder marks on her cheek. Rouse was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, without parole, for the shootings. [99] He had two lead film roles in 2010. Libertyville's former mayor, Gilbert Stiles, 73, said the murders at the time "cast a cloud" over his town. (Lake County Sheriffs Department). Courtesy of Illinois Department of Corrections. He was placed in a special school for children with learning and behavioral problems. Rouse confessed to killing his parents, Bruce and Darlene Rouse, on June 5, 1980. A commander with the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force, Fagan teamed with Cpl. [69] Rolling Stone praised his character as "perversely magnetic" despite giving the film a negative review. But police immediately wondered how the boy could have slept through the gunfire, even through a torrential thunderstorm that struck the area that night. Only 15 when he killed his parents in a notorious Libertyville crime in 1980, William "Billy" Rouse was convicted of their murders in 1996. It was in addition to her references in a 2006 interview to their past relationship. [116], Norton had voice-acting roles in the animated features Sausage Party (2016)[117] and The Guardian Brothersthe English-dubbed version of the Chinese animated film Little Door Gods (2017). The fight ended with Batman's son being impaled on the sword of his evil . During production, Norton and director Brett Ratner argued frequently over the script. [15] In 1994, Norton auditioned for Albee's Finding the Sun but did not get the part. [141] To raise money for the trust, Norton fielded a team of thirty runners for the New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009; the team included himself, three Maasai tribesmen, and fellow celebrity musician Alanis Morissette. Waller did not to seek the death penalty because of Rouses age at the time of the murders. Louisiana businessman Donald Rouse Sr. and the regional supermarket chain he co-owns became engulfed in controversy after a photo surfaced on Facebook showing him and his former human resources. [38], In the 1999 David Fincher-directed film Fight Club, Norton played an unnamed unreliable narrator who feels trapped in his white-collar job. He was living on a houseboat in Key West, having squandered his share of the $2 million fortune his father made with a chain of gas stations. [119][120][121] Norton worked again with director Anderson for the 2018 stop motion film Isle of Dogs, in which he voiced Rex, a member of a pack of five dogs. [118] He played Whit Yardsham, an estranged friend and business partner of Howard Inlet (Will Smith) in the 2016 drama Collateral Beauty. Even through the lens of jaded youth, the murders were shocking. "When he was ready to spill, he spilled it, and Chuck was the person he talked to," Pavletic says. It was the manager of one The Rouse House Revisited: Unraveling the Enigma of Murder, Police Corruption, and Organized Crime by Terry M. Mors, Ph.D. He is projected to finish his sentence in 2038, shortly before his 74th birthday. [8] His mother, Lydia Robinson "Robin" Rouse, was an English teacher who died of a brain tumor in 1997. Kurt married and moved to California. The film was panned by critics for its incoherent screenplay. Michael Blazincic and state's attorney's investigator David Ostertag to visit Rouse in a Florida lock-up. "It's just a field.". Kurt Rouse and Robin Rouse leave United Methodist Church of Libertyville after the funeral of their slain parents, Bruce and Darlene Rouse, on June. [115] The film was released on November 1, 2019, and received mixed reviews. Benjy tried to visit her too, but, as Robin put it, "I avoided him like the plague." Howard asked who was the least sweet to her during the whole thing and Robin named Richard Christy, who said that Robin was doing the show from home after Howard chastised . Everyone thought one of two Rouse brothers did it. [55] The San Francisco Chronicle stated that despite starring with screen legends De Niro and Brando, Norton's acting "outdoes even that of Brando". And investigators learned that Billy, the youngest child, had been having psychological problems. Hopes of cracking the case were dashed when Robin died in a car crash in 1983. "We were extremely blue collar, and the Rouses were like having money. [128] Norton absented himself from the premiere of The Italian Job, in which he starred, to attend the premiere of The Maldonado Miracle, Hayek's directorial debut. Ronda Rousey prefers not to return to action in WWE or any form of the fight. At 8:30 on the morning of June 6, 1980, Robin answered the ringing telephone. [74][75], Norton had two major film roles in 2006, starring as Eisenheim the magician in The Illusionist and bacteriologist Walter Fane in The Painted Veil. When Bruce Rouse jolted awake, Billy Rouse fired a second blast at his father, then pulled a knife and plunged it six times into his father's heart, authorities said. Robin had apparently told the police that she was convinced one of her brothers killed their parents. [155] During the 2004 presidential election, Norton urged college students to vote against the Republican nominee George W. Bush, further criticizing his plans to cut college financing and his support of tax breaks for the rich. His role as a reformed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. That didn't work," said Rouse, who fractured his father's skull before he went to the kitchen to fetch a knife. In June 1980, I was finishing my junior year at Libertyville High School when my dad read the horrifying details in the newspaper. He confessed to the murders, was arrested, convicted a year later and is serving an 80-year sentence. He was later convicted of the killings and sentenced to 80 years in prison. "[171] As soon as his career took off in the late 1990s, Norton asserted that, "If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I'm gonna have a heart attack. [73] It grossed over $211 million worldwide. "It was creepy-scary," said Cindy Hutson, 54, who lived in Mundelein, where the Rouses were also well known. "There is only justice.". Robin Rouse, at age 19, died in a single-car crash in Racine County, Wis., in 1983. He played kids show host Sheldon Mopes, who quickly rises to fame for his character "Smoochy the Rhino", in the black comedy Death to Smoochy. When Billy Rouse moved to Florida, Fagan used his police connections to monitor his scrapes with the law. "I don't know how many times I hit him. She remembers glancing at the family mansion every time she headed north on Milwaukee Road to Wisconsin. Courtesy of Lake County sheriff's department, where an independent bookie was beaten to death, Click here to sign up for the
There are many actors I would like to work with but it has to be the right role. "He was bad news from nursery school," said a neighbor of the Rouse's who asked that his name not be used. [144][145] The website uses a social-networking framework to help raise funds for charity. [32] In it, Norton portrays Derek Vinyard, a reformed neo-Nazi, who abandons his preconceived ideology after three years in prison. "He was just a real cold kid with a lot of hate inside for his mother," Fagan says. [78] Norton co-produced The Painted Veil, in which he starred with Naomi Watts, who portrayed his character's unfaithful wife. "He likes to challenge the director. Bruce Rouse's estate included his Libertyville area service stations and holdings in real estate, a ready-mix concrete business and a cable television company; it was valued at $950,000. Libertyville, Illinois, on June 5, 1980, and Bruce and Darlene Rouse were murder in a brutal attack that shocked the entire community. [86] Director Louis Leterrier welcomed his contributions, saying that, "Edward's script has given Bruce's story real gravitas". In 1984, while living in a transient hotel, Rouse went to jail for 60 days after he disrupted a chess game and stabbed a man. The confession of William Rouse may close the chapter on not only a savage murder case, but also a failed American Dream. Rouse confessed to killing his parents, Bruce and Darlene Rouse, on June 5, 1980. But relatives managed to wall off the children behind a protective cordon of lawyers. 2023 Getty Images. [95] However, he was replaced by Mark Ruffalo, allegedly due to Norton's "disputes" with Marvel. If I had told anybody anything about it, it had to have been in a drunken stupor, which ain't unusual for me to be in a drunken stupor," Billy Rouse told Fagan during his confession. 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