Ron Ely, famed star of the 1960s Tarzan TV series, has died at 86. His later years were marked by personal tragedy when his wife of 35 years, Valerie Lundeen Ely, was fatally stabbed in 2019 by their son Cameron, who was then shot by deputies. The couple’s family included daughters Kirsten and Kaitland, who welcomed a son in 2018, and their late son Cameron. In 2020, Ely filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the sheriff’s office, seeking accountability for the events surrounding Cameron’s death.
