- Oct 10 NBC premiere of true life drama "Adam", based on John Walsh's son's murder
Can't Slow Down
Oct 11 "Can't Slow Down" second studio album by Lionel Richie is released
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show
Oct 17 Talk show "The Sally Jessy Raphael Show" with Sally Jessy Raphael debuts on KSDK
Music History
Oct 27 Larry Flynt pays hitman $1M to kill Hugh Hefner, Bob Guccione, Walter Annenberg, and Frank Sinatra; Flynt's business manager immediately stops payment; Flynt claims he was just joking