It was one of the most surprising news stories about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the last thing you'd expect to read, because bassist Howie Epstein was one of the sweetest, low-key guys on earth. But there it was, in black- and-white - he'd been arrested with his longtime girlfriend, Carlene Carter, in a stolen car with a bunch of heroin. Read more.
Petty Recounts Bassist's Heroin-Fueled Demise 
