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Mysterious Deaths
An unsolved crime never fails to fascinate us, especially when it involves the death of a celebrity. Over the years many famous individuals, from movie stars to politicians to rockers, have died in mysterious circumstances. Conspiracy theories and accusations of foul play abound, but we may never know fact from fiction. Here's a look at some of the most famous mysterious deaths.
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Natalie Wood
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Natalie Wood
Film Actress / 1938 - 1981
Natalie Wood was a U.S. film actresses who at nine appeared in Miracle on 34th Street and as an adult starred in West Side Story.
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe
Writer / 1809 - 1849
American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe is famous for his tales and poems of horror and mystery such as The Raven.
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Haile Selassie I
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Haile Selassie I
Emperor / 1892 - 1975
Emperor Haile Selassie I worked to modernize Ethiopia for several decades before famine and political opposition forced him from office in 1974.
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Kurt Cobain
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Kurt Cobain
Singer / 1967 - 1994
A talented, troubled grunge performer, Kurt Cobain became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s and committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994.
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JonBenet Ramsey
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JonBenet Ramsey
1990 - 1996
JonBenet Ramsey was a six-year-old beauty queen who was found murdered in her parents' Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
U.S. President / 1917 - 1963
John F. Kennedy was 35th president of the United States. He achieved the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress, and was assassinated in 1963.
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