While David was being pursued by the police and private detective Paul Williams, he ducked into a garbage chute and was crushed to death by the trash compactor.

Their rivalry began when Jill got knocked up by Katherine's husband Phillip Chancellor II. Following Phillip's accidental death, the women fought over custody of Jill's son, Phillip Chancellor III, as well as numerous of Katherine's other husbands. A 2003 plot twist shockingly revealed Jill to be Katherine's long lost biological daughter, although in 2009, former head writer Maria Arena Bell rewrote their history, reversing that decision.

Brad had an affair with Sharon Newman, then died trying to save her son Noah who had fallen through the ice on a frozen lake.

Initially introduced as a stripper, Nikki shot to fame as the paramour if businessman Victor Newman. The union developed into a supercouple pairing that has spanned more than three decades.

Scott Grainger was a medical doctor working on Christine Blair's AIDS-stricken mother. In 1989, Christine fell in love with Scott and they became engaged, but the engagement came to an abrupt end when Christine discovered that Scott was her half brother.

Almost a year after Katherine's death, Jill found her former rival's most expensive jewelry hidden in a chandelier at the Chancellor Estate.

Stuart owned and ran the city newspaper and was married to Jennifer Brooks, with whom he had four daughters.

Cricket Blair was introduced in 1983 as a teen model, but developed into a lawyer and district attorney.

A stalker named Shawn Garrett buried a pregnant Lauren alive after he overheard her true feelings for him. She was eventually saved by Paul but lost the baby.

It began airing on March 26, 1973, replacing the cancelled soap opera, Where the Heart Is.