Sister of Venus and Serena ( tennis) gunned down in LA

[maggief]

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/50335p-47219c.html

Wow! When we ran that sizzling photo of tennis star Serena Williams getting some sun in Perth, Australia, yesterday, we didn't expect the avalanche of interest in her unidentified bikini-clad pal. We can now tell you that it was her elder sister, Lyndrea Price, a Web designer. Serena and sibling/competitor, Venus Williams, also have two other sisters, Yetunde Price, who owns a beauty salon, and Isha Williams, who's in law school ...

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[Silas]

I hear you.

Michael Jordan's dad was murdered -- shortly after Jordan was associating with shady gambling figures.

What about Bill Cosby's son? He was murdered by a Russina dude (apparently). This happened ONE DAY after his daughter was arrested for trying to extort money from him. The daughter (I think her last name was Jackson and she was alleging that she was truly Cosby's illegitimate daughter) was arrested along with some RUSSIAN dudes who paid for her air tickets to visit Cosby.

Don't by stupid Freepers. There is BIG, BIG, BIG MONEY in entertainment. Yes, this is the real world. Yes, there are such things as kidnappings, extortion, etc. If the money is not paid up, sometimes a message needs to be sent (killing) so that NEXT TIME THE RANSOM WILL BE PAID.

You will not read this stuff in any newspaper because the papers are part of the PR/INFOMERCIAL/HERO-CREATERS that make money off of the family-friendly entertainment industry.

Think about it.

[Hildy]

(in Emily Latella voice)...OH, that's very different...Never Mind.

[meg70]

Had she worked as a nurse recently in the LA area?

[Lauratealeaf]

Michael Jordan's dad was murdered -- shortly after Jordan was associating with shady gambling figures.

Some friends of mine from Chicago told me just last weekend that the time period when Jordan started playing baseball he was actually suspended from basketball due to gambling. I don't have any idea if that is true but that is what they told me.

[alisasny]

Agreed. I find this crime hardly random. I could be wrong but doubt it.

[maggief]

Three different bios ... Studying to be a doctor, hair salon owner, RN, business mgmt major ... ?!?

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http://www.wtatour.com/index.cfm?section=players&cont_id=player&personnel_id=238&roster_id=12

PERSONAL
Coached by father, Richard and mother, Oracene; works with trainer Terrie Brooks...Full name is Venus Ebone Starr Williams...Sisters are Isha, Serena, Lyndrea and Yetunde; Isha is a lawyer and singer; Yetunde is a business management major and RN, and Lyndrea is an actress, singer, stylist, and computer science major...

[meg70]

There were whispers about fixed matches at Wimbledon a few years back.

[Hildy]

I have no idea. I'm sure we'll find out soon.

[Husker24]

They cant have AK47s those are banned in California.

[Silas]

Not too hard to fix a match if it is Serena/Venus. That is no slam on them. They are that good that they make it to the finals. But once in the finals, you can believe that there would have to be shady powerful players who would want to know which sister would agree to win / which sister would agree to lose.

[Bubba_Leroy]

DAMN LIARS! .....AK-47 semi-auto clones are ILLEGAL in CA! Get it right media/law enforcement.

Then it must all be a mistake and she must still be alive.

Obviously if you are going to kill someone you would not violate a gun law to do it. Isn't that the whole logic behind all gun control laws?

[FoxPro]

We are such a celebrity driven culture. To me this is not national news at all. The fact that there is a standoff with three killers with AK-47s is news. Just because your the sister of very good tennis players dosent make me interested in your untimely death. This is local rather than national news.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

sheesh...I'm glad I'm a *nobody* and live simply.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

In the morning?? As in 15 minutes past 0-dark? Or do you mean 12:15 pm?

Well, lets do the math together. You posted the question at 11:10am Pacific Time. Compton, Calif is in the Pacific Time Zone. As a matter of fact it is not YET 12:15 pm Pacific time, so .................... ;-)

[prairiebreeze]

Try to have a good afternoon.

Prairie

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

The police are stating that she had a 'confrontation' with an SUV.

My first thought when I heard that was, "I wonder how long it will take Rush to mention this tomorrow?"

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

In the meantime, American soldiers and old people in rest homes and families all over America are experiencing a death in their families today. I didn't know this woman, or Johnny Cash or John Ritter, but when someone famous dies, (or in this case, the relative of someone famous) we are told about it like it's more important than the thousands who die everyday. I'm sick of it.

[cyborg]

I agree with you... but I expect that of the media. They are celebrities. No one made a word about Mother Theresa dying though.

[altura]

I disagree with you and old cracker (respectfully, of course.)

It's news because we're interested.

We're on this thread because we're interested.

That's what news is.