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Church of Scientology charged in member's death

Title: Church of Scientology charged in member's death
Date: Friday, 13 November 1998
Publisher: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Main source: sptimes.com

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CLEARWATER (AP) — A prosecutor charged the Church of Scientology on Friday with two felonies in the death of a member whose family claims she became severely dehydrated after being held against her will for 17 days. Lisa McPherson, 36, died in December 1995. She had been under the 24-hour care of church members at the Fort Harrison Hotel, Scientology's international retreat in downtown Clearwater. Her family has claimed she was held against her will after trying to leave the church. ... [Read the rest at sptimes.com]