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Church of Scientology charged in member's death

Title: Church of Scientology charged in member's death
Date: Saturday, 14 November 1998
Publisher: CNN
Main source: cnn.com

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CLEARWATER, Florida (CNN) — The Church of Scientology was charged by Florida prosecutors Friday in the death of a member. The State Attorney's office in Pinellas County filed the felony charges after a lengthy investigation into the 1995 death of Lisa McPherson. McPherson had been a member of the church for 18 years and, according to relatives, had been talking about leaving the church. McPherson, 36, died December 5, 1995, after being confined for 18 days to a Scientology property called ... [Read the rest at cnn.com]