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  • Blue man dies of heart attack at 62

    09/25/2013 11:50:57 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 56 replies
    upi ^ | Sept. 25, 2013 | VERONICA LINARES,
    Paul Karason, who became famous after his skin turned permanently blue, died at a Washington hospital Monday. He was 62. Karason was admitted in the hospital last week after suffering a heart attack. He also had pneumonia and later suffered a severe stroke, his estranged wife, Jo Anna Karason, said Tuesday. Karason was born a fair-skinned, freckled boy but his skin began turning blue 15 years ago after he contracted a rare medical syndrome known as argyria or silver poisoning from dietary supplements. He was reportedly using a special silver-based preparation to treat a bad case of dermatitis. He had...
  • Alleged mobsters arrested in investigation into mafia ties to New York's garbage companies

    01/17/2013 6:22:36 AM PST · by Uncle Chip · 21 replies
    The Daily Mail Online ^ | January 17, 2013 | ASSOCIATED PRESS and DAILY MAIL REPORTER
    Thirty-two arrests of suspected mobsters or mafia associates were made in dawn raids across New York and New Jersey today as part of an ongoing investigation into mafia control of the private garbage-hauling industry. Suspected members of five key criminal families in the area were arrested, according to ABC News. They said figures known as 'Papa Smurf,' 'Uncle Sonny' and 'Joe Cali' in the criminal underworld had been detained and charged with running an extortion racket. It is the lastest operation in the joint FBI and police investigation investigating illegal ties between waste disposal and the mafia. U.S. Attorney for...
  • Man Turns Blue

    12/21/2007 1:51:13 PM PST · by blam · 44 replies · 223+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 12-21-2007 | Duncan Hooper
    Man turns blue By Duncan Hooper Last Updated: 3:48pm GMT 21/12/2007 An American man's attempts to cure an irritating skin condition backfired when his face turned blue. Fair-skinned Paul Karason developed dermatitis as a result of stress 14 years ago and decided to treat it using silver extract. Paul Karason's says he has moved states and avoids public places The substance is usually consumed orally but Mr Karason also decided to rub it into his peeling skin to accelerate the effects. According to the 57-year-old, the effect began so gradually that neither he nor he friends noticed the change at...