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  • March 2008
    • Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

      (Newser) - The family of a New York woman who died in a holding cell at a Phoenix airport is suing the police department and city for $8 million, CNN reports. Carol Gotbaum became agitated after missing a flight last September and cops put her alone in a cell where she accidentally strangled herself as she tried to escape her handcuffs. Gotbaum, the stepdaughter-in-law of a New York City official, had been traveling alone to Tucson to enter an alcohol rehabilitation center. More »

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      police   Arizona   airport   rehab   alcohol abuse   accidental death   Phoenix   strangulation   Carol Gotbaum

  • October 2007
  • June 2007
    • Pakistan Cricket Coach Wasn't Murdered

      Pakistan Cricket Coach Wasn't Murdered

      (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 was originally said to have been strangled. More »

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      Pakistan   murder   Jamaica   cricket   Cricket World Cup   strangulation   Kingston

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