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1. David Ranta Has Heart Attack After Leaving Prison Exonerated

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 03:53 PM

Mar 2013

David Ranta Has Heart Attack After Leaving Prison Exonerated
By GILLIAN MOHNEY
March 23, 2013

David Ranta has suffered a massive heart attack just two days after being exonerated of murder and leaving prison for the first time in 23 years, his attorney told ABCNews.com.

Lawyer Pierre Sussman said that Ranta, 58, was being treated in an New York hospital after suffering a severe heart attack Friday night. He did not provide further details.

Ranta was freed from prison Thursday after serving 23 years of a 37.5 year sentence for the murder of Brooklyn rabbi Chaskel Werzberger in 1990.

Ranta left a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday after a judge said he was free to go and his family cheered. On the way out he told reporters that the sensation of walking freely out of the courthouse was "overwhelming."

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David Ranta Has Heart Attack After Leaving Prison Exonerated Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #1

Oh dear goodness God have mercy. tblue Mar 2013 #2

wonder if dhol82 Mar 2013 #3

Maybe they can send his account to one of those aggressive collection agencies. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #12

He has no income yet, JimDandy Mar 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author caseymoz Mar 2013 #4

Very sad. valerief Mar 2013 #5

Just when you think you've seen the most idiotic reply that can't be outdone... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2013 #17

Haven't you heard? MORE GUNS cures everything. They tell me that on DU all the time. nt valerief Mar 2013 #21

Very sad. I wish him a speedy recovery! nt Poll_Blind Mar 2013 #6

Such a sad story! I saw the news coverage the other day on local NYC news and I just hrmjustin Mar 2013 #7

Major suckage Is David still alive? 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #8

Oops! I mean extremely sad. caseymoz Mar 2013 #9

Gah! May he buy a winning lottery ticket after release from the hospital! n/t Blandocyte Mar 2013 #10

I hope he receives a very large sum of money pennylane100 Mar 2013 #25

Did he see the price of gas? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #11

Well, he's probably getting better care than an inmate at least. He would be cuffed to the bed right MillennialDem Mar 2013 #13

It's becoming a veritable epidemic: DeSwiss Mar 2013 #14

Yes it is. Here's another RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #15

Probably hypertension and heart disease . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #16

sickening story markiv Mar 2013 #18

If I ever win the lottery JimDandy Mar 2013 #27

And no insurance, no doubt. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #19

The State of New York can not turn it's back on this man.... ReRe Mar 2013 #20

It appears it's possible to get compensation but you must bring a suit... nessa Mar 2013 #22

That's not ok... ReRe Mar 2013 #23

Talk about bad luck... Franker65 Mar 2013 #24

Maybe not just luck. Ash_F Mar 2013 #29

The absolute injustice of it all. JimDandy Mar 2013 #28

New York should pay for all his medical bills /nt Ash_F Mar 2013 #30

No PolitFreak Mar 2013 #31