A Bay Area man and woman have been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting of the general manager of a historic San Francisco topless club.
Investigators with the Santa Rosa Police Department said that on Oct. 3, Mark Calcagni, 60, who managed the Condor Club, was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the bike lane of Brookwood Avenue near Birdsfoot Way at around 6:25 a.m.
Investigators initially faced challenges with limited evidence, KTLA’s sister-station KRON reported, but continued to follow leads garnered from witness interviews, surveillance footage and digital evidence.
On Oct. 24, Santa Rosa detectives arrested 43-year-old Richard Lund at the Dublin apartment complex where he lived with 25-year-old Asia Morton, who was subsequently arrested after reportedly returning from a trip at San Francisco International Airport.
“Detectives believe Lund fatally shot Calcagni after waiting for him to return home from work in the early morning hours of Oct. 3, 2025,” Santa Rosa PD said. “Morton, who was in a romantic relationship with Lund, is believed to have helped him plan the attack.”
The duo both previously worked at the club.
Investigators also served a search warrant at the couple’s apartment in the 7500 block of St. Patrick Way. It is unclear if they found evidence linking the pair to 60-year-old’s death.
The Condor Club, which opened in 1964 and bills itself as the birthplace of topless entertainment in the U.S., is no stranger to scandal and tragedy. It is infamously known for the 1983 piano death of another employee during a sexual interlude, the L.A. Times reported.
While the club’s bouncer, Jimmy Ferrozzo, and his girlfriend, Theresa Hill, an exotic dancer, were engaged in intercourse on the piano, which was attached to cables and came down from the ceiling during shows, the couple hit the on switch by accident, causing the piano to rise up and fatally crush the bouncer against the ceiling.
Jail records, according to SFGATE, show Lund and Morton were booked on murder charges and were being held without bail.
While investigators did not provide a motive in the case, they said the investigation into Calcagni’s death remains active.
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