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David Milgaard, who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 23 years until being released in 1992, has died. He was 69. The Supreme Court of Canada threw out his conviction and he was exonerated in 1997. https://www.cp24.com/news/david-milgaard-imprisoned-on-wrongful-conviction-dead-at-69-1.5904195

"World's oldest woman" Johanna Mazibuko celebrates her 128th birthday. She has identity papers that give her year of birth as 1894. https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/15/worlds-oldest-woman-celebrates-128th-birthday-16647121/?ito=socialmetrouktwitter https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1525860773481914369/photo/1 https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Living_longevity_claims

Chuck Camroux, a decades-long member of the broadcasting industry, both behind the mic and in front of it, working his way up to president & CEO of Canadian jazz radio station CJRT-FM, has died. https://www.pugetsoundradio.com/2022/05/11/broadcaster-chuck-camroux-has-died-one-of-the-giants-in-the-biz/

Richard Wagner, a journalist at CBS during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, has died. He was 84. Wagner appeared frequently on CBS Evening News when Walter Cronkite and then Dan Rather were in the anchor chair. https://deadline.com/2022/05/richard-wagner-dead-cbs-news-correspondent-was-85-1235021768/

Philip M. Goldfarb, who was an Emmy Award-winning producer on L.A. Law as part of a 40+ year career, died April 7th. He was 82. Goldfarb's death was being reported on May 11th. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/phillip-goldfarb-dead-la-law-producer-1235144663/

Mark Middleton, a special advisor to Bill Clinton who let Jeffrey Epstein into the White House at least 7 of the 17 times the late pedophile visited, has died. He was 59. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10805997/Bill-Clintons-special-advisor-let-Jeffrey-Epstein-White-House-dies-59.html

Sam Basil, the deputy prime minister of Papua New Guinea, has died. The cause of death was a car crash. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/12/car-crash-kills-papua-new-guineas-deputy-pm-sam-basil

Bob Lanier, a Hall of Fame NBA player and one of the league`s best in the 1970s, has died. He was 73. Lanier, a legendary centre who played 14 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, died after a short illness. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33895398/nba-great-bob-lanier-hall-fame-center-detroit-pistons-milwaukee-bucks-dies-73?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Patricia A. McKillip dead https://locusmag.com/2022/05/patricia-a-mckillip-1948-2022/

Dan Vitale, a featured player on Saturday Night Live during its 1985-86 season and a long-time stand-up comic, has died. He was 66. https://popculture.com/celebrity/news/dan-vitale-snl-actor-has-died/

In addition to his other work, Kenneth Welsh - whose death is noted elsewhere - was on two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery in 2020 as Admiral Senna Tal.

Had a U.S. Hot 100 Hit in 1995 with 'Woman to Woman' (#72). Briefly received a modicum of mainstream appeal. Singer Jewel ('Who Will Save Your Soul', 'You Were Meant For Me', etc.) has told a story of the hardships she experienced starting out as a singer, including once being booked in a venue where the audience thought Jewell would be performing.

As noted elsewhere, actor Mike Hagerty has died. Credited as Michael G. Hagerty, he appeared as Captain Larg in the 1991 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Redemption II' (the season five debut episode). He was Skoran, one of the townsfolk in the pre-warp civilization a disoriented Data wanders into in the 1994 TNG episode 'Thine Own Self'.

April Nocifora, a producer/supervising producer on Star Trek: Discovery and a supervising producer on season one of Star Trek: Picard, died in December 2021. Her death was acknowledged at the end of the series debut of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on May 5th. Her death was apparently also acknowledged following the most recent season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, though she was only referred to there by her given name. Her death seems to not have been made public before then, as she was not included in the 'Star Trek in memoriam' put out by the Daily Star Trek News publication and included in a link to an earlier entry in this thread. https://technotrenz.com/entertainment/strange-new-worlds-explains-the-april-nocifora-dedication-1875780.html

Kevin Samuels, a YouTuber and supposed relationship guru, has died. https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-05-05/167282/controversial-youtuber-kevin-samuels-passes-away/ https://www.youtube.com/c/byKevinSamuels

Yes, I also saw it earlier in the day, as well. But, nobody had yet posted it here. Some days, deaths get added in minutes, others take hours.

Howie Pyro, a former bassist for Danzig and D Generation, has died. He was 61. https://loudwire.com/howie-pyro-death-bassist-danzig-d-generation/

Norm Early, Denver's first Black district attorney and a pioneer of crime victims’ rights in Colorado, has died. He was 76. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/05/norm-early-obituary-denver-district-attorney/

Roddy Jones, who made 323 appearances and scored 71 goals for Newport County AFC, has died. He was 75. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/tributes-paid-county-legend-roddy-183912047.html

Alfred Baldwin, a former FBI agent and lookout for the Watergate burglars who became a key government witness in the Richard Nixon scandal, has died. He was 83. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/05/watergate-lookout-alfred-baldwin-dead/

Joe Albright, a legendary New Jersey journalist believed to be the longest-serving State House correspondent in the country, has died. He was 93. (He is, however, not the journalist Joe Albright who was formerly married to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.) https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/legendary-nj-reporter-joe-albright-dies-at-93/

Walter Rossi, a Juno-nominated blues rock & hard rock guitarist who played with Wilson Pickett, Buddy Miles and Canadian blues act Luke & The Apostles, has died. He was 74. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/juno-winning_guitarist_walter_rossi_dies_at_74

James Bynum, one of two remaining original Tuskegee Airmen living in San Antonio, has died. He was 101. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Tuskeegee-Airmen-San-Antonio-dies-101-17142563.php

(As reported elsewhere) Nicky Myers, the mayor of Pilot Station, Alaska, has died after the snowmachine he was using fell through the ice. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/05/02/mayor-of-pilot-station-dies-after-falling-through-yukon-river-ice-on-a-snowmachine/

Steve 'Titpig' Hurley, a gay adult film star, has died. He was 64. If you look at his picture in the link, you'll know why he had the nickname. https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/21/gay-adult-film-star-steve-titpig-hurley-has-died-age-64