One of the biggest legends in town was always that Doris Duke got away with murder. Doris inherited her father's massive fortune when he died in 1925, also acquiring the Newport estate - known as Rough Point. Tirella, a gay man in his 40s, was one person who was troubled by the treatment he had been subjected to as Duke's artistic director. Tirella stopped approximately 12ft from the locked gate and put the car in park before heading to go open the gate. That suggested that Tirella had hopped onto the hood of the station wagon as Duke sped toward him.

Source: The Local March 20, 2021 17:31 UTC