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    Plot thickens in man's mysterious death

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Case of that lottery winner who dropped dead is getting more dramatic by the day.

Cops in Chicago now say it involves a fighting family huge amounts of debt and somebody who wanted this Lotto winner did.

Investigators say somebody poison him with cyanide and he died just today after he turned in his winning scratch off ticket worth a million bucks before taxes.

There's now word that the victim's father in law owed more than a 120 grand in unpaid taxes.

Both he and the victim's widow whom you see here have hired criminal defense attorneys.

Police -- the -- for hours and searched her home they tell -- her father's attorney says the pair had nothing to do with this death.

They were already wealthy before he won the lottery.

-- -- She didn't have anything financially gain by his death.

I'm the victim's brother says the widow tried to cash -- huge checked just days after his death.

Now that brother claims the couple wasn't even legally married.

And that she's not entitled to one thin dime.

Let's bring in Chicago sun times reporter Jeremy corner he was first to break the story of this mysterious death Jerry -- -- you kind of stumbled upon this in the beginning right.

That's correct -- You know I've been busy covering the 500 plus homicides this year.

And you know I'm sure that you've been following this story to -- that 87% of all the homicide victims.

Last year were by gunshot but this one stood out I mean this is very unusual very seldom do we hear about somebody.

And killed by by way of poisoning you spoke to the wife right what how did that go.

The first time I spoke with the wife was last week she did not want to talk about.

The a homicide investigation.

All she wanted to do was rave about her husband how much she loved him how much of a great father he was how generous he was.

And basic biographical information he came to India 1989 with nothing.

Ended up working his way up you know buying he ended -- -- five condominiums.

A couple of dry cleaning businesses.

Couple days late -- -- a couple days ago I should say from the story can -- blew up.

She didn't she'd still was a very reluctant to talk.

About the case itself.

And was clearly very distraught about the whole thing with all the coverage I know that today we spoke with her my colleague rather -- Sweeney.

And she basically told us that when she was interviewed by the police for four plus hours.

She talked about.

Preparing his last meal which was lamb curry and generally do resign and that mile.

Right now no cyanide or anything like that.

What she did say which she's been saying everybody is that she couldn't imagine why anyone -- -- poison her husband or killer husband could hurt that -- the wife's lawyer.

Says she was entitled to anything -- your reporting suggests that that's true.

It's that's kind of the point of contention in the case says you probably -- -- -- probate court right now.

There's battle between.

425000.

Dollar check between the wife.

And -- Brothers and sisters they're worried that some -- teenage daughter whom he had from a previous marriage won't be entitled to any of the winnings.

So that's kind of the point of contention right now as far as like the the lottery -- go.

-- according to court documents that big gigs tomorrow.

No no no tomorrow there's going to be a formal court hearing downtown.

Talking about the -- -- I'm not sure they're actually going to set a date for.

When that's gonna take place however I'm told it's gonna happen within the next week or weaker to Chicago sun times reporter -- corner -- you work thank you.

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