Following the death of Tarzan actor Ron Ely at 86, Dailymail.com is taking a closer look at the tragedies that filled his life in his final years.
Ely’s September 29, 2024 death, confirmed on Wednesday by his daughter Kirsten, came less than five years after his family was devastated by a series of violent events.
Ely’s second wife, Valerie Lundeen Ely, a one-time beauty queen, was fatally stabbed at 62 by their son Cameron Ely, 30, in the family’s home in the Santa Barbara, California suburb of Hope Ranch.
Authorities with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office subsequently fatally shot Cameron outside of the home, which led to litigation in ensuing years.
Less than a year after the incident, in October of 2020, Ron named the Santa Barbara County Sheriff in a federal wrongful death suit, saying first responders were negligent in their actions involving both his late wife and son, People reported after reviewing documents in the case.
Following the death of Tarzan actor Ron Ely at 86, Dailymail.com is taking a closer look at the tragedies that filled his life in his final years. Ely’s September 29 death came less than five years after his family was devastated by a series of violent events. Pictured in October of 2015
Ely’s second wife, Valerie Lundeen Ely was fatally stabbed at 62 by their son Cameron Ely, 30, in the family’s home in the Santa Barbara, California suburb of Hope Ranch in 2019
