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Lynn DeJac Peters (November 20, 1963 – June 18, 2014) was an American woman from Buffalo, New York, who spent 13 years in prison for the murder of her daughter before her conviction was vacated in 2007, making her the first woman to be exonerated of murder on the basis of DNA evidence. She successfully sued the state of New York for wrongful ...
Buffalo, New York, U.S. Died: October 21, 2008 (aged 75) Political party: Democratic: Richard J. Keane (March 28, 1933 – October 21, 2008) was an American ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Clement was born on November 4, 1859, in Fredonia, New York, to Stephen Mallory Clement (1825–1892) [2] [3] Sarah Elizabeth Leonard (1824–1891). [4] His brother was Henry Clay Clement. His father founded the Fredonia Bank in 1855 and was president of the bank until 1869 when he moved the family to Buffalo to become Cashier of The Marine ...
Herman Badillo, 85, Puerto Rican-born American politician, member of the U.S. House from New York's 22nd (1971–1973) and 21st (1973–1977) districts, heart failure. [ 43 ] Jacques Barrot , 77, French politician, European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security (2008–2010).
Northrup Rand Knox (December 24, 1928 – July 23, 1998), was a banker, sportsman, and community leader from Buffalo, New York, who, along with his brother Seymour, brought the National Hockey League to Buffalo as founders of the Buffalo Sabres.
Chester Charles Gorski (June 22, 1906 – April 25, 1975) was an American politician from Buffalo, New York. A Democrat , he served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951, and was the longtime president of the Buffalo Common Council .
He also ran his own private OB-GYN practice in Amherst, New York, where he also resided. On October 23, 1998, Slepian had returned from synagogue , where he was attending a memorial service for his father, and was preparing soup in his kitchen when he was struck by a bullet fired through his window.