Teen Testifies In Russian Roulette Death

After 18-year-old Michael Murray drew the best hand in a poker game, Anson Paape spun the cylinder of a .44-caliber handgun, pointed the weapon at the teen’s head, then pulled the trigger.
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Wed, January 10th, 2007

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