
Another enters through his posterior right forearm, exits out the anterior, and re-enters his right lower chest. One strikes the right side of Phil’s neck, just lateral to his chin. From her side of the bed, she takes aim and fires the first shot. 38, she returns to where her husband lies. There, on a closet shelf, is the metal lockbox in which she and Phil keep their firearms and gun supplies. Here, more than 16 years after Phil’s passing, is the most complete account ever of that fateful night.Īccording to police, the most likely scenario for what then transpired is this: sometime in the next couple of hours, as Phil sleeps with his bent right leg exposed atop the sheet and cover and his left arm extended straight out beneath him, Brynn enters the master bathroom suite. Until now, however, little was known about what really happened. And while it is by no means the defining moment of Phil’s colorful life, his shocking death still resonates deeply with family, friends and fans. Famously, his wounded third union, to the increasingly troubled Brynn Omdahl, ended in tragedy when Brynn shot Phil and then herself in the early morning hours of May 28, 1998.

But when it came to marriage, Phil faltered - though not for lack of trying. A standout star on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" and "NewsRadio," and a popular voice-over artist on Fox’s "The Simpsons," he was beloved by millions worldwide. In almost all respects, Phil Hartman was incredibly successful.
