Miscellaneous
Name | Lifetime | Comments |
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Aryadaka, DharmachariDharmachari Aryadaka | 1948–2003 | First Buddhist chaplain in Washington state prisons. |
Bembenek, LaurieLaurie Bembenek | 1958–2010 | Ex-Milwaukee policeman and Playboy Club cocktail waitress, convicted of murdering her husband's ex-wife. |
Greene, StanleyStanley Greene | 1949– | Photojournalist noted for his images of war-torn countries like Chechnya. He contracted hepatitis C from a contaminated razor while working in Chad. |
Knievel, EvelEvel Knievel | 1938–2007 | Stuntperson best known for his public displays of long distance, high-altitude motorcycle jumping. He underwent a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, which he believed he had contracted from a blood transfusion after one of his many violent crashes. |
Loud, LanceLance Loud | 1951–2001 | Best known for his role in An American Family, a 12-part 1973 PBS documentary. Died of liver failure caused by a hepatitis C and HIV co-infection. |
Ray, James EarlJames Earl Ray | 1928–1998 | Confessed assassin of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Died of liver disease due to hepatitis C. |
Read, ChopperChopper Read | 1954– | Australian criminal and author, who claims to have contracted hepatitis C from his time in prison, along with other prisonmates, through using a blood-stained shaver. |
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