Stevan Markovic

Stevan Markovic (born May 10, 1937 Belgrade, Serbia — died October 1, 1968 Paris, France) was a bodyguard of moviestar Alain Delon. He was found murdered in 1968.

Early days

In the 1950s Stevan Markovic and his friend Milos Milos (Milos Milosevic) was involved in streetfighting in Belgrade. They met Alain Delon, a young movie star at the time, who was filming a movie in Belgrade in a co-production with SFR Yugoslavia. Delon engaged firstly Milos Milos and then Stevan Markovic as bodyguards.

An actor himself, Milos Milos later moved to Hollywood, California, where, in 1966, he officially killed a wife of Mickey Rooney and committed suicide. But rumours and doubts persist that they were actually killed for having an affair.

A violent death

In 1968 the dead body of Stevan Markovic himself was found in the outskirts of Paris. Alain Delon was under investigation, but he was never accused. One of the factors pointing in his direction was a letter by Stevan Markovic to his brother Aleksandar where he wrote: "If I get killed, it's 100% fault of Alain Delon and his godfather Francois Marcantoni."

Political scandal

His death provoked a political scandal, The Markovic affair, involving French President Georges Pompidou.

External links

Political scandal - The Markovic affair [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3224,36-766867,0.html]