5 Horror Contributors with Shocking Criminal Backgrounds

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder is a well-respected, extremely refined performer with more than 30 years in the business. She’s been a part of some extremely high-profile genre projects, like Beetlejuice, Stranger Things, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Alien: Resurrection, and Frankenweenie. She’s never limited herself to horror fare, but it’s extremely evident that she’s got an affinity for the macabre.

She’s also got an affinity for the good old five-finger discount practice.

Back in 2001 Ryder lifted $5,000 worth of designer clothes and accessories from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. Was that a monumental crime? Of course not! But Ryder is financially stable, which made the maneuver all the more puzzling. As it is, 16 years distanced from her public shaming, she’s bounced back and now seems to be able to laugh off the criminal behavior. And honestly, why not let it slide off the shoulder? It’s not like she ran a child down and fled the scene…

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