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38th year  -  N° 341                 Thursday, 7 December 2023         Antwerpen		
Anyone Who Had a Heart
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Monday 22nd of May 1978

45 years ago He Could Utter Several Words



Mobster and crime boss Joseph Anthony 'Joe' Colombo dies of cardiac arrest in a vegetative state after being shot in the head on 28 June 1971 at the age of 55 in St. Luke's Hospital, 70 Dubois St, Newburgh, New York, United States.


In 1975 a court-ordered examination showed that Colombo could move his thumb and forefinger on his right hand. In 1976 there were reports that he could recognize people and utter several words.