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From: "Paul" <>
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Subject: Avi Ben-Abraham
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 11:20:07 +0100

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Not long after the time I got REALLY interested in cryonics, signing up the
family etc. about twelve years ago, I remember the huge flurry of cryonics
publicity that was generated by one Avi Ben-Abraham.
After a short while he seemed to just vanish and the only thing I'd
remembered since was that he had been involved in trying to generate some
support for the cloning of Jesus, from samples found on the Turin shroud!
(Although any success would probably have created a copy of a 17th or 18th
century forger).
Whilst doing a Google search the other day, for something totally unrelated
to the above, I came across the following two links:

www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-010722avi-side.story

and

www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-010722avi.story

Although the stories were published around two years ago I don't recall
seeing mention of them on any cryonics discussion group, I admit to being
astonished at what was reported.
Of course, being in the UK, I have no idea as to the reputation or accuracy
of the Chicago Tribune as a newspaper, but if anyone can add, or indeed
subtract, from the reporters assertions I'd welcome the information.

I have discussed this matter with a good friend, heavily involved with
cryonics, who communicated with others about these stories.
He was informed that the articles contained both truth and lies, my
impression of the USA legal system is such that, were there lies, then a
libel case could have succeeded against the paper.
Does anyone know if this happened?

Thanks

Paul Michaels

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