Venezuelan comes to during autopsy, already dead


	Venezuelan comes to during autopsy, already dead

BobbyDelray

9-17-2007 7:39 PM

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carlos camejo, venezuelan, woke up

BobbyDelray says:

This one is going to be hard to top.

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10-22-2007 11:50 AM

Jaycer17

I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but there was a mistake in this bit of news: It was a mixup in papers that led people to believe he was dead. I know --I confirmed the news myself (I work in a local newspaper).

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