Lottery Winner Stabbed To Death

Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murdering Georgia Woman Who Won $5 Million

(AP)  A woman who won $5 million in the Georgia lottery a year ago has been found stabbed to death in her home. Her former boyfriend is charged with killing her.

Doris Murray, 42, was killed about 1:30 p.m. Monday in eastern Laurens County, Sheriff Bill Harrell said.

Derrick Lorenzo Stanley, 51, of East Dublin was being held without bond Wednesday in the county jail, charged with murder, Harrell said.

Stanley led police on a car chase through the cities of East Dublin and Dublin following a 911 call to Murray's residence Monday. Harrell said members of Murray's family called 911 saying they had seen Stanley leaving her modest block home with blood on his face. Much of the inside of the house was destroyed in a weekend fire.

Stanley wrecked his car and was carried to Fairview Park Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Despite her lottery winnings in April 2007, Murray "lived by meager standards," the sheriff said. He said he believes the fire in her home was accidental. She indicated that she planned to raze the house and build again.

Murray, a mother of four, posed for pictures holding a giant check for $5 million after winning the prize on her 41st birthday. She chose to take it in $172,000 payments, after taxes, every year for 20 years. Murray told lottery officials she planned to use the money to start a trust fund for her grandchildren, according to a Lottery news release issued at the time of her winning.

Lottery spokeswoman Tandi Reddick said Wednesday that the money will continued to be paid to whomever is in Murray's will.

Sheriff's investigator Sgt. Stan Wright said he believed Murray and Stanley may have argued over a break-up.

"Her family said they had been boyfriend and girlfriend for some time," Wright said. "Then she told him she wanted to break it off and she wanted to be friends and that was it. From what they told me, he didn't want to accept that."

[SamThornton]

To drmaqazi regarding the Bible Lesson on gambling:

"Even the Devil can quote scripture..." -- W. Shakespeare

[deacon20081]

I hope the sorry excuse for a human being gets to lay on a gurney with his arms stretched out while he watches the IV''s turn pretty colors. Sorry jerk wanted her money, period.
And for those who say "give it to the church" get real morons. Her Grand kids and heirs deserve it, period. Go donate to PTL or the whack jobs at the 700 Club or what ever it is now days, yourselves.

[obamawhama]

most of the time,, a good thing leads to a bad thing..

CAREFULL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR.....

[mypatch]

The heathen rage!

[shanev137]

I''m glad I''m broke.

Never have to worry about a psycho killing me for money.

[mcv57]

Posted by dog7771

Without taking hours to teach you philsophy and pychology on this web page, allow me to assess your I.Q with language you understand:

"It takes one to know one."

[dog7771]

What a bunch of ignornt saps. She did nothing wrong, except to try and break up with a loser. He was probably a loser before she won the money. She was trying to fix up her own home, not buy a giant house or a SUV. She had trusts for the grands. You all are sick, demented, and quite unholy. You will be roasting in Hell soon enough. Have a nice day!

[nothappyatall]

"Excess money should be saved for future needs or given to the Lords work - not gambled away.]
[Posted by drmaqazi "


LOL yeah right the ''lords word'', now that would be pizzing it away on a useless endeavor. Use the money to campaign to yank tax exempt status on these RICH churches, like the one in NYC that sits on a $900 BILLION trust fundand real estate- all tax exempt, like the LA cathedral that cost over $350 MILLION to build, yep, the lord needs CASH, lots of it!

[veteran72]

Excess money should be saved for future needs or given to the Lord''''''''s work - not gambled away.]
[Posted by drmaqazi at 10:22 AM : May 08, 2008]

the lottery commission does this w/ the money you give to them.


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Posted by bobnjersey at 03:07 PM : May 08, 2008
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ROLMAO

[mcv57]

The rich and the poor are two different animals. Very rare will one marry the other (two different personalities). The poor''s companion is suffering which teaches humility; while the rich nurtures itself on ego and power to create its own death.

Obviously as millionare, she thought her wealth could buy freedom. The truth, her ego imprisoned one cage for another.