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Leonard Joe (b. 1932-08-04 / d. 2017-04-27)
He was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.
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Born 1928-03-30. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Age
Robert Badinter was a French lawyer, politician, and author who enacted the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981, while serving as Minister of Justice under François Mitterrand. He also served in high-level appointed positions with national and international bodies working for justice and the rule of law.
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Born 1953-03-31. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)
He was a French criminal, cause célèbre and the subject of public and judicial controversy. He was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Philippe Bertrand in January 1976. The trial began on 18 January 1977 and he was defended by Robert Bocquillon and Robert Badinter. A contentious issue in the trial was the validity of capital punishment in France; Badinter, a fervent supporter of its abolition, would ultimately convince the jury not to execute his client. This case is said to have had an influence in leading to the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981. Henry was instead sentenced to life imprisonment and was paroled in 2001; however, he returned to prison two years later after having been caught trying to smuggle drugs into France.
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Born 1954-04-06. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Murder
He was executed by guillotine at Baumettes prison in Marseilles by André Obrecht. In his last words to his lawyers, who were witnessing the execution, he said "Rehabilitate me". There has been some controversy regarding Ranucci's guilt. A book by Robert Badinter, entitled Le Pull-over rouge, disputed his involvement in the crime. The title of the book refers to an article of clothing, a red sweater, found near the victim's body similar to that worn by the abducter, who drove a car that did not belong to Ranucci, if the witnesses to the abduction identified the vehicle correctly. The sweater was not Ranucci's. The book became a film by Michel Drach in 1979. In 2005, new claims were made that Michel Fourniret, a serial killer, had something to do with this case and could have been the real murderer.
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Born 1933-05-19. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Murder
In 1971, convicts Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems took a nurse and a prison guard hostage, then murdered them. They were captured. Bontems, whose defence counsels included Robert Badinter, contended that the murder was Buffet's idea, while Buffet affirmed that he now desired death. Both were sentenced to death by the "assises" court in June 1972 and were guillotined.