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Raymand Vannieuwenhoven, who was convicted last year in the 1976 shooting deaths of 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys, has died in prison. He was 85. After the slayings went unsolved for more than 40 years, cold case investigators determined in 2019 a DNA sample taken from evidence at the crime scene came the Vannieuwenhoven family. It was later determined to be from Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-convicted-year-killing-1976-dies-prison-85591498

Reggie Andrews, the songwriter who co-wrote the Dazz Band's 1982 U.S. top 10 pop and #1 R&B hit 'Let it Whip', has died. https://www.soultracks.com/story-reggie-andrews-dies

Superstar Billy Graham to undergo partial amputations of some of his toes. https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe-hall-of-famer-to-undergo-partial-amputations

Two former WWE referees in three days. Despite their health issues, still a bit shocking at the proximity of their demise.

Looks like while Triple H was recovering from his health problems and Stephanie McMahon was receiving a poor job performance, Vince McMahon might've been sowing his wild oats with one, or more, former employees. Hush money and more. Also caught up in the scandal is John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations, who is the stepfather of the Bella Twins and brother of the late Road Warrior Animal. Not so much a health scare, unless Linda McMahon decides to take it out on her letch of a husband. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwe-board-probes-secret-3-million-hush-pact-by-ceo-vince-mcmahon-sources-say-11655322722

Jim 'Bearcat' Murray, a Hockey Hall of Famer and Calgary Flames trainer from 1980-96, has died. He was 89. Murray was a 2009 HOF inductee in the athletic trainer category. https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/beloved-calgary-flames-trainer-jim-bearcat-murray-dead-at-89-1.5946132

'Mama Gloria' Allen, a Chicago Black transgender activist and icon of the community, has died. She was 76. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-community-voices/trans-activist-mama-gloria-allen-dies-76-rcna33501

Joel Whitburn, the Billboard chart guru and compiler of reference books for decades, has died. He was 82. I probably own more books written by him than anyone else. https://bestclassicbands.com/joel-whitburn-obituary-6-14-22/

Lane Fernandez, the ex-boyfriend of Teen Mom star Malorie Beaver, who starred beside her for two years on the MTV show in 2020 & 2021, has died. He was 28. https://people.com/tv/lane-fernandez-ex-of-teen-mom-star-dies-at-28-just-3-weeks-after-birth-of-son/

MJ Taylor, a former gay pornography star from the 2010s, has died. An embedded tweet on the site suggests it was cancer. https://str8upgayporn.com/former-gay-porn-star-mj-taylor-has-died/ WARNING: The site is R-rated. (Found a tweet with the link.)

Jeffrey Gifford, a sitting member of the Maine House of Representatives, has died. He was 75. Gifford was on his fifth term, having originally been elected four times, from 2006 to 2014. Gifford was re-elected in 2020. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/rep-gifford-becomes-4th-sitting-legislator-to-die-in-2022-maine-politics-obituary/97-ca3e5098-cce4-4b24-8b53-a1a717b451db

John J. Sax, the son of former Major League Baseball player Steve Sax, has died. He was 33. The younger Sax was one of five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34075356/son-ex-los-angeles-dodgers-player-steve-sax-five-marines-killed-training-flight-crash

Harrison Wagner, the son of General Hospital stars Jack Wagner and Kristina Wagner, has died. He was 27. No cause or manner of death has been released. Jack Wagner also had a #2 U.S. hit with 'All I Need' back in 1984/85. https://people.com/tv/general-hospitals-jack-and-kristina-wagners-son-harrison-dead-at-27/

Nobuyuki Idei, a former CEO of Sony, has died. He was 84. Idei led the company from 1998 through 2005. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-07/former-sony-ceo-idei-has-died-of-liver-failure-at-84

William Sullivan, the former Chief Justice of the state of Connecticut, has died. He was 83. Sullivan was a decorated Vietnam War veteran who served as chief justice from 2001 to 2006. However, his reputation was tarnished late in his career when he was suspended for violating judicial ethics codes in the mid-2000s. https://www.audacy.com/wtic/news/local/former-connecticut-chief-justice-sullivan-dies-at-83

James Ruppert, who killed 11 family members in 1975, has died at a corrections medical facility. He was 88. https://dayton247now.com/news/local/cincinnati-james-ruppert-hamilton-man-who-killed-11-family-members-in-1975-has-died-easter-shot-insanity-trial-columbus-brother-children-sister-in-law

Gina Moscone, the former First Lady of San Francisco and the widow of slain politician George Moscone, has died. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gina-Moscone-wife-of-assassinated-S-F-Mayor-17226317.php (Behind a paywall.)

Beryl Levine, the first woman appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court, has died. She was 86. Levine, a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was appointed to the court in 1985. She retired in 1996. https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/06/06/first-woman-appointed-nd-supreme-court-has-died/

Eric Nesterenko, who played 1,200 games in the NHL, the bulk of which were in a Chicago Blackhawks uniform, has died. He was 88. Nesterenko's career ran from the 1950s to the 1970s, including a 1961 Stanley Cup. Following his NHL career, he spent a year in Switzerland and one in the WHA.

Larry Hillman, who had a near-20 year NHL career and who became the youngest player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, at 18 years two months nine days, has died. He was 85. A 5-time Cup winner, Hillman's NHL years were spent with Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Buffalo. He won four cups with the Maple Leafs, one with the Canadiens. Hillman also played three years in the AHL, split between Cleveland and Winnipeg. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/06/04/larry-hillman-youngest-player-to-have-his-name-on-stanley-cup-dead-at-85.html

Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95. A unique DDP pick, too. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/original-gerber-baby-ann-turner-cook-dies-at-95-company-says/

Sophie Freud, a psychology professor and the last surviving grandchild of Sigmund Freud, has died. She was 97. Freud, who fled the Nazis, considered her grandfather's gospel to be narcissistic. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/science/sophie-freud-dead.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur

Kelly Joe Phelps, an American blues and country musician who originally trained as a jazz artist before broadening his musical horizons, has died. He was 62. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/03/kelly-joe-phelps-blues-and-country-musician-dies-aged-62

Asa D. Herring, an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 95. Herring was born in North Carolina in 1926, becoming a member of the famed squad in 1944, serving at the tail end of World War II. Herring was living in Arizona at the time of his death. https://www.azfamily.com/2022/05/28/one-original-tuskegee-airmen-arizona-dies/

Martha Alice Teague Owen, the mother of Randy Owen, lead singer of the legendary country band Alabama, has died. She was 90. https://tasteofcountry.com/randy-owen-mother-martha-dead-dies/