Thursday, February 19, 2009

Famed wrestler Verne Gagne linked to death of man, 97




The Star-Tribune reports:
Minnesota pro wrestling legend Verne Gagne had an altercation with a fellow resident of a Bloomington health care facility, leading to the man's death, a relative said today.

The incident between Gagne and Helmut Gutmann, 97, occurred Jan. 26 at the memory loss section of Friendship Village, said Ruth Hennig, a daughter of Gutmann.