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June 3 2011
`Dr. Death' Jack Kevorkian dies
June 03, 2011 | 18:38
`Dr. Death' Jack Kevorkian, Armenian by origin, passed away on Friday
in a Michegan hospital at the age of 83, The New York Times reports.
Earlier in May Kevorkian was taken to William Beaumont hospital of
Detroit area, Michigan.
Jack Kevorkian was a staunch supporter of euthanasia and stood for its
legalization. He is said to have helped at least 130 terminally ill
people end their lives from 1990 to 1998.
Kevorkian was charged in 1990 when law-enforcement agencies obtained a
tape of 52-year-old Thomas Youk's suicide. Kevorkian served 8 years in
prison and was released in 2007.
A 90- minute `Kevorkian' documentary about the life and career of Jack
Kevorkian, better known as `Dr. Death' was aired on American HBO
television network in 2010.
Earlier the film `You don't know Jack' starring Al Pacino as Jack
Kevorkian was shot.
June 3 2011
`Dr. Death' Jack Kevorkian dies
June 03, 2011 | 18:38
`Dr. Death' Jack Kevorkian, Armenian by origin, passed away on Friday
in a Michegan hospital at the age of 83, The New York Times reports.
Earlier in May Kevorkian was taken to William Beaumont hospital of
Detroit area, Michigan.
Jack Kevorkian was a staunch supporter of euthanasia and stood for its
legalization. He is said to have helped at least 130 terminally ill
people end their lives from 1990 to 1998.
Kevorkian was charged in 1990 when law-enforcement agencies obtained a
tape of 52-year-old Thomas Youk's suicide. Kevorkian served 8 years in
prison and was released in 2007.
A 90- minute `Kevorkian' documentary about the life and career of Jack
Kevorkian, better known as `Dr. Death' was aired on American HBO
television network in 2010.
Earlier the film `You don't know Jack' starring Al Pacino as Jack
Kevorkian was shot.