San Ramon chiropractor and poker pro killed in Vegas; wife arrested

A chiropractor turned professional poker player from San Ramon is dead and his wife has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in a Las Vegas luxury high-rise, police said. via Mercury-Register

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Tue, April 17th, 2007

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