In JULY, JoAnn Suggs was con-
victed in Raleigh, North Carolina,
of hiring Bill Bateman to kill her
estranged husband, J.R. The plot
failed because of Bateman’s lack
of temperament for the job.
Testifying in the case, Bateman
said he pulled a gun on Suggs one
night at Sugg’s condo, but put it
away and eventually even helped
Suggs unload the groceries from
his car. Suggs offered Bateman a
beer, and the two talked into the
night. After being implored by
JoAnn by telephone to get on with
the job, Bateman tied Suggs up
with stereo wire, but then resumed
talking. Bateman then put his
hands around Suggs’ neck, but
when Suggs objected, Bateman
said he was only applying a pro
wrestling sleeper hold. The two
then drove around and talked
some more over beers. Bateman
and JoAnn kept in telephone
contact; she became increasingly
exasperated that Suggs was. still
alive. Finatly, JoAnn met the two
men and implored Bateman to
shoot Suggs, who had been placed
in the trunk of the car. Bateman
closed his eyes and fired several
shots at the trunk, wounding
Suggs in the hand.

Price paid at auction last year for
a beeper contract signed by Amy
Fisher, the Long [sland Lolita:
$1,430.

Cox News Service reported in
August that Mexican professional
wrestler Gerardo Palomero, who
works in a mask, colorful tights
and a cape under the name Super
Animal, has taken to challenge
workers to treat animals humane-
ly. Said one worker, ‘‘We just
wish he would come in a respect-

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