Florida A&M University student and band member Robert Champion, 26, died November 19.STORY HIGHLIGHTS Witnesses paint violent blow-by-blow account of Robert Champion’s hazing Two other band members also went through “cross over” ritual on band’s Bus C Drum major said he was having trouble breathing, passed out after initiation Champion died after hazing incident; medical examiner ruled death a homicide…read more →
ORLANDO, Fla. – When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple defendants who require different approaches for winning convictions, experts say. Prosecutors have prepared at least five separate cases against the suspects who contributed to 26-year-old Robert Champion’s death aboard a…read more →
CORVALLIS – his best friend and coach paid tribute as OSU celebrated the life of Fred Thompson. The defensive tackle from Richmond, California died December 7th after collapsing during a pickup basketball game on campus. The state medical examiner found Thompson had an enlarged heart. Head Coach Mike Riley remembered big number 92 as a player who was loved by…read more →
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – the longtime director of Florida A&M University’s famed marching band was fired Wednesday as the fallout from a drum major’s suspected hazing death deepened. Florida’s governor said state investigators would join the probe and the college announced an independent review led by a former state attorney general. Band member Robert Champion, 26, was found unresponsive on a…read more →
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — We know that it was complications from diabetes that killed former Raven Orlando Brown. It’s a disease he may not have known he had. Andrea Fujii says more Marylanders than ever are at risk for the disease. At only 40 years old, fans say former Ravens offensive lineman Orlando Brown died too young. the state medical examiner determined…read more →
Celebration, Disney’s planned community near Orlando, Fla., was rocked by its first-ever murder, a mysterious homicide that had police desperately searching for clues Thursday. Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives released the name of the victim Thursday, identifying 58-year old Matteo P. Giovanditto as the man found dead in his tranquil condominium on Monday. he had lived alone in the village for…read more →
RUTH Madoff is blaming her jailed husband for the suicide of their eldest son, the New York Post reported. The distraught mother believes mark Madoff "would not have died if it weren’t for what [Bernard Madoff] had done," Jerry Oppenheimer, the author of Madoff With the Money, said, quoting a family friend. "her wrath is aimed at her husband." Mark…read more →
