John "Junior" Gotti Wants to Write True Crime Novels
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John "Junior" Gotti, right, leaves Manhattan federal court Dec. 1, 2009 in New York.
Four hung juries in a row bought some portion of that story. And now, as the government says it will not try him a fifth time for allegedly ordering a series of murders, Junior says he is hoping to sell a few more stories - as a professional crime writer.
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Jeron Lewis Video: Southern Indiana Center Mysteriously Dies on Basketball Court
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Southern Indiana spokesman Dan McDonnell says witnesses saw Lewis hit his head when he fell under the basket with about 4 minutes left in Thursday night's game. He was rushed to an Owensboro, Ky., hospital where he died about 10 p.m.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday morning. The school scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon.
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Haiti Earthquake News: Main Prison Destroyed, 4,000 Prisoners Escape
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Amidst the horror and devastation of the massive 7.0 earthquake that has rocked Haiti, almost all of the 4,000 inmates in the capital's main prison have escaped.
"They obviously took advantage of this disaster," Marcal Izard, a spokesman for the International Red Cross, said.
CNN's Anderson Cooper visited the jail in Port-au-Prince and filed a report Friday. "We heard the prison was destroyed. We didn't realize we'd find the door wide open," he said.
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"They obviously took advantage of this disaster," Marcal Izard, a spokesman for the International Red Cross, said.
CNN's Anderson Cooper visited the jail in Port-au-Prince and filed a report Friday. "We heard the prison was destroyed. We didn't realize we'd find the door wide open," he said.
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Scott Ritter, Former U.N. Weapons Inspector, Busted in Teen Sex Sting
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Photo: Scott Ritter in 2002.
Ritter is charged in Pennsylvania with unlawful sexual contact with a minor for alleged online exchanges with police posing as a 15-year-old girl. The Pocono Record first reported the case Thursday.
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Mohammed Chowdhury's Genitals Missing After Accused Wife Killer Takes Own Life in Jail
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Sheriff Mark Hackel said the body of 22-year-old Mohammed Abdul-Fazal Chowdhury was discovered alone about 4 p.m. Friday at the Macomb County Jail about 20 miles northeast of Detroit. Hackel said Chowdhury sliced an artery in his neck with a razor blade from a shaving tool available through the jail's commissary. His genitals had also been severed according to Click On Detroit, but police could not find them.
Hackel told The Detroit News that Chowdhury was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Haiti Relief Organizations: FBI Warns Americans to be Careful in Wake of Earthquake Tragedy
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On Wednesday, the FBI issued this press release.
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert
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Joe Rollino, Strongman Who Lifted 475 Pounds with Teeth, Struck Dead by Van at 104
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Joe Rollino - once dubbed the "World's Strongest Man" - died Monday at 104.
Rollino was struck as he crossed a major street in Brooklyn, and suffered a broken pelvis, head trauma and broken ribs. He died a few hours later at an area hospital.
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Paula Sladewski Photos: Murdered Playboy Model's Sister Says Boyfriend Kevin Klym Didn't Do It
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PICTURES: Murdered Playboy Model & Lover
PICTURES: Playboy Model Paula Sladewski Murdered
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Paula Sladewski Pictures: Does Surveillance Video Show Playboy Model's Last Moments Alive?
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John Michael Farren, George Bush's Old Lawyer, Tried to Kill Wife Mary Farren, Say Connecticut Cops
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The 57-year-old is charged with strangulation and attempted murder. He was ordered held Thursday on $2 million bail.
His lawyer Eugene Riccio calls it "a tragic situation."
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