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Tennis referee arrested in LA death of husband
AP ^ | August 21, 2012

Posted on 08/21/2012 6:54:35 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

LOS ANGELES — A professional tennis referee from Los Angeles was arrested Tuesday in New York City on a felony warrant charging her with killing her elderly husband in April.

Prosecutors said 70-year-old Lois Ann Goodman, a longtime top referee on the tennis circuit, was taken into custody as she prepared to work at the U.S. Open tournament.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: goodman; referee; tennis
It could be game, set, match Lois.
1 posted on 08/21/2012 6:54:44 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Never won at love I guess.


2 posted on 08/21/2012 6:57:50 PM PDT by mlizzy (And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell others not to kill? --MT)
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To: ConservativeStatement
There's a Bobby Riggs joke in here somewhere.

just gotta figure out where....


3 posted on 08/21/2012 7:08:50 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: ConservativeStatement

“Prosecutors allege she bludgeoned him to death with a coffee mug on April 17.”

An interesting case. She claims she came home and found him injured and unresponsive in bed and assumed he fell down their stairs. Would love to see the forensic evidence.


4 posted on 08/21/2012 7:26:48 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans. Don't read their lips. Watch their hands.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

In a position that relies almost exclusively on sharp vision, quick reflexes, and the ability to turn your head constantly, 70 sounds a bit too old to be one of the best.


5 posted on 08/21/2012 7:27:11 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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