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Celebrity
Autopsy Reports
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Williams,
Darrent: (September
27, 1982 - January 1, 2007)
Darrent
Williams was a talented and rising
star who played cornerback for the
Denver Broncos in the National
Football League. Williams was
drafted by the Broncos in the second
round of the 2005 draft. He played
his collegiate career at Oklahoma
State University. At the time of his
death, he had just finished his
second year. Early in the morning on
New Year's Day, he and two other
people were sitting in his car, when
they were victims of a drive-by
shooting. Another vehicle
pulled up along side of William's
cars and fired shots. One shot hit
Williams in the neck killing him
instantly. Williams had been
attending a New Year's Eve party and
birthday party for NBA star, Kenyon
Martin, at "The
Shelter" nightclub locate
in Denver, Colorado. On March
10 2010, Willie Clark, a Crips
gang member, was found guilty and
sentenced for William's murder.
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Valenzuela,
Richard: (May
13, 1941 - February 3, 1959)
Richard Steven Valenzuela, known to
his fans as, Ritchie Valens, was a
talented young
singer and songwriter that pioneered
the Spanish-speaking rock and roll
movement. Ritchie was born in the
San Fernando Valley in California.
Ritchie began his music career with
a local band, The Silhouettes, and
eventually became the lead singer of
the group. On May
27, 1958,
Ritchie signed a contract with Del-Fi
Records after one audition with it's
owner and president, Bob Keane.
Ritchie produced great hits such as
Donna, Come On,
Let's Go, and La Bamba.
On the morning of February
3, 1959, Ritchie, along with The Big Bopper,
JP Richardson; and Buddy
Holly perished in an airplane crash
as it was taking off from the Mason
City, Iowa airport. The plane took
off
in a blinding
snowstorm with the light
plane crashing shortly after lifting
off, killing everyone aboard.
Ironically, the group's bus had
previously broken down and Buddy
Holly
chartered a Beechcraft Bonanza plane
to fly the group to their next
destination taking Richardson and
Valens with him. Ritchie had
gotten his seat on the plane from
back-up guitarist, Tommy Allsup,
after winning a coin toss for the
seat. The coin toss took place in
the ballroom, and not on the
airfield as the movie depicts.
Ritchie's career was short having
only lasted approximately eight
months. Ritchie is buried in
San Fernando
Mission Cemetery,
in
Mission Hills, California.
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