Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 26th, 2008
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It is one of the most notorious cold cases in recent memory. A 6-year-old girl, a child of beauty and privilege, was found dead in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado, on the day after Christmas 1996..
The strangulation of JonBenet Ramsey is alsoIt is one of the most notorious cold cases in recent [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 26th, 2008
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An actor from HBO’s The Sopranos has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
John Costelloe, who played short-order cook Jim “Johnny Cakes” Witowski on the hit HBO series in 2006, was found dead in an apparent suicide on Dec. 18 at his Brooklyn, N.Y., home, Police spokesman Lt. John Grimpel confirms to the Associated Press.
Costelloe’s character [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 26th, 2008
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The AP is reporting that a family friend says Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died.
    Ironically, the singer, who recorded the classic “Santa Baby” in 1953, passed away yesterday, Christmas Day, at age 81.
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 25th, 2008
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Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said. She was 81.
Andrew Freedman said Kitt, who was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, died Thursday of colon cancer.
Kitt, a self-proclaimed “sex kitten” famous for [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 25th, 2008
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Six bodies were found Thursday in the ashes of a home where a gunman in a Santa Claus costume opened fire during a Christmas Eve party before setting the house ablaze, police said.
Three others, including the couple who own the home and the alleged gunman’s ex-wife, remain missing, Covina police Chief Kim Raney said.
Officers found [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 24th, 2008
The grandparents of Caylee Anthony said Tuesday that they will hold private and public memorials for the slain toddler, reports CNN.
Brad Conway, the attorney for Cindy and George Anthony, said in an announcement that, contrary to some reports, the relatives were not seeking financial contributions to pay for the services (which would be held after [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 24th, 2008
The remains of Caylee Anthony, which were discovered last week in a wooded area near her grandparents’ home, have been released by the medical examiner’s office to a funeral home.
The child’s remains were sent to the Robert Bryant Funeral & Cremation Chapel in Orlando after documents were signed by the girl’s mother, Casey Anthony, Local [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 23rd, 2008
The grandparents of slain toddler Caylee Anthony said Tuesday they will hold private and public memorials and asked people not to donate any money toward funeral expenses.
The announcement came on the day that a judge in Orlando granted an attorney for Caylee’s mother, who is accused of murder, the right to inspect autopsy photos, X-rays [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 23rd, 2008
New York’s Ujamaa Black Theater is planning a special tribute show to honor the late Bernie Mac, who died of pneumonia last August at age 50.
The company has placed an ad in Back Stage – an entertainment-industry magazine with a special focus on casting – seeking black actors, singers, and comedians, as well as [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten, Keyshia Cole on Dec 22nd, 2008
Canada’s National Post newspaper reported Friday that local R&B star Keshia Chante, 20, has been cast as Aaliyah in an upcoming film about the late singer’s life.
The article from writer Michelle Olsen does not mention what studio is behind the alleged project, but reports that the film is due for release sometime next year:
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Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten, Law and Order on Dec 22nd, 2008
Investigators carried away several bags and boxes of potential evidence from the home of Caylee Anthony’s grandparents on Saturday, shortly after they finished searching woods nearby where the toddler’s body was found.
George and Cindy Anthony were home when the search warrant was served at 3 p.m., a spokesman for the Orange County, Florida, sheriff’s office [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten, Gospel on Dec 22nd, 2008
In New Orleans, world renowned tenor Placido Domingo, Gospel singer Yolanda Adams; violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, and a slate of famed local musicians will take the stage next month for a week of performances to re-open the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, which has been closed since it was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 21st, 2008
The death of R&B singer Sean Levert in late March has led to the reform of prescription medicine policies in the Cleveland jail where he passed, and possibly even jails across the country.
According to the Associated Press, Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County jail has led proposed new policy that would provide more flexibility in giving inmates their [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 20th, 2008
Pieces of a tiny skeleton found in swampy woods belong to a 3-year-old who disappeared but provide few clues about what happened to her, a missing link that could make it harder for prosecutors to convince a jury her death was a homicide.
Casey Anthony, 22, has been charged with murder in the death of daughter [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Dec 19th, 2008
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Pieces of a tiny skeleton found in swampy woods can tell authorities one thing: Missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony was killed. What they can’t help explain, authorities said Friday, is how or when she died. Authorities said at a news conference that DNA tests conducted on remains found by a utility worker last week less than [...]
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