In 1984, he purchased a holiday home in Sosúa, Dominican Republic, where he spent much of his time between performances. Rose was homosexual and had no immediate family or permanent partner. He reportedly longed to have an heir. Shortly after moving, he took in a teenage boy whom he supported financially and to whom he planned to leave his estate. He officially adopted the boy in January 1988.[7]
On 5 May 1988, during a two-week hiatus from the national tour of Drood, Rose was tortured and beaten to death by his adopted son (then 18), the boy's biological father,[8] an uncle, and a friend of the father. The assailants tried to make the death look like a car accident but soon confessed.[7] Though all four were charged and spent time in prison, no trial was ever held, and eventually all were released.[1]
naturally, it sounds like he was raping the kid
good thing you can't defame dead people