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Landis and several associates are facing charges of criminal negligence and involuntary manslaughter for the 1982 deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two Vietnamese children in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone," which Landis directed.
A Dade County grand jury believed him and declined to indict Rasheed for manslaughter because he had acted without the intent to kill. Even so, it added, negligent or intentional killing solely to protect property, "should never be tolerated." The grand jurors' decision was a locally popular one, but the...
By 1968 Gotti was considered a highflyer and was working for the Gambino ^ family underboss, Aniello Dellacroce, a Mafia traditionalist whom Gotti emulated. He endeared himself to the Gambino family when, in 1973, he took part in the killing of a 6-ft. 4-in. Irishman who had supposedly kidnaped...
Landis and four associates face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the trial that opened last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. Yet the movie industry itself seemed be in the dock as D'Agostino, denouncing the defendants' conduct as "outrageous," declared, "We do not tolerate this type of behavior in...
Landis, 36, one of Hollywood's most successful young directors (Animal House, Trading Places, Into the Night), faces up to four years in prison if convicted. He and two assistants, Special Effects Coordinator Paul Stewart and Stunt Pilot Dorcey Wingo, are accused of being criminally negligent during the filming of...