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I Heart KG found this 8/22/2007 on slamonline.com [flag]
By Sam Rubenstein The passing of Eddie Griffin … It’s already leading to discussions about his past and what he accomplished in life and all of that. Sure, the guy had his demons and a history of some bad to outright condemnable criminal behavior, but he only had a chance to live to age 25. The police reports say that he blew off a railroad crossing sign and hit the train with ... [link]

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