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Pakistan Cricket Coach Wasn't Murdered

New tests show Bob Woolmer died of natural causes

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2007 9:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – Police in Jamaica ruled today that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, reversing their previous stance that he had been murdered. Found dead in a Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in March's World Cup, the 58-year-old coach... Read full story »

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