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Tyson's Young Daughter Dead

By the Associated Press

Posted May 26, 2009 6:31 PM CDT

(AP) – Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter died today after accidentally hanging herself from a cord dangling from a treadmill in the family home. Exodus Tyson had been on life support since being found yesterday by her older brother in their Phoenix home. Mike Tyson was in Las... Read full story »

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