Mag queen used as a cash cow, court told

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THE man accused of stealing more than $ 200,000 from former magazine queen Nene King when she was addicted to drugs has been committed to stand trial. Magistrate Peter Reardon found on Friday there was enough evidence for a jury to convict Colin …
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On this date in history: Charles Manson is convicted

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But even so, this was a paranoid delusional schizophrenic drug addict. He petitioned to serve as his own attorney, and when that was denied he carved an "X" into his forehead with a razor blade. He later replaced that disfigurement with a swastika …
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Tiger Rag by Nicholas Christopher

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The second story involves Dr. Ruby Cardillo, a newly divorced anesthesiologist, and her daughter Devon, a recovering drug addict, who reconnect and are drawn into the search for the recording of Bolden playing “Tiger Rag.” Cardillo is fighting her own …
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