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Former Vikings Pro Bowl LB Jeff Siemon dies

Saturday, March 28 by SRN News

Former Minnesota Vikings four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jeff Siemon died on Saturday. He was 75. The Vikings announced his passing but did not divulge a cause of death. Siemon spent all 11 of his NFL seasons with the Vikings after being selected with by the club... Read More.

Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87

Saturday, March 28 by SRN News

Henry Lee, the famed forensic scientist who helped bring modern crime scene investigation into the public spotlight through his involvement in high-profile cases like the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 87. Lee "passed away peacefully" Friday at his home in Henderson, Nevada,... Read More.

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80. Kidder's longtime publisher Random House confirmed his death in a statement Wednesday: "Tracy's gifts for storytelling and... Read More.

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rodolfo "Rudy" Acuña, a pioneering political activist, academic and historian who founded one of the first Chicano Studies programs offered by a major U.S. university, has died at 93. Acuña's landmark 1972 textbook "Occupied America: A History of Chicanos" continues to... Read More.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85

Tuesday, March 24 by SRN News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dr. Kermit Gosnell, an abortion clinic doctor sentenced to life for killing three babies who had been delivered alive, died earlier this month at a Pennsylvania hospital, prison officials said Monday. Gosnell's grimy West Philadelphia clinic became known as the "house of... Read More.

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43

Monday, March 23 by SRN News

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company. He was 43. Radvinsky transformed the pornography industry with OnlyFans' subscription-based model after acquiring the company that owns and operates the platform in 2018. "We... Read More.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

Saturday, March 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's... Read More.

Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81

Saturday, March 21 by SRN News

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at... Read More.

Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

By Patricia Reaney March 20 (Reuters) - Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in "Code of Silence," "Missing in Action" and "The Delta Force" and upheld the law in the TV series "Walker, Texas... Read More.

Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Nicholas Haysom, a white South African anti-apartheid activist who was tapped by prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela to help draft the country's new constitution that enshrined equal rights for Black people, minorities and white people, has died at 73. Haysom went on from... Read More.

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Former Vikings Pro Bowl LB Jeff Siemon dies

Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85

OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies of cancer at 43

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81

Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86

Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73

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