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Missing Lottery Winner

TAMPA, Fla. – A 43-year-old man who had won millions in a lottery jackpot before he went missing nine months ago died of “homicidal violence,” Florida authorities said Tuesday.

Further information on how Abraham Shakespeare died would not be released, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said in a news release. The body of the former truck driver’s assistant who won $30 million in the lottery in 2006 was found Thursday, buried behind a home beneath a concrete slab.

Shakespeare, of Lakeland, was last seen in April of 2009 and officials in Polk County — where he lived and was reported missing — have long thought he was slain.

No arrests have been made in the case.

In January, Polk officials named a “person of interest” in Shakespeare’s disappearance: Dorice “DeeDee” Moore, who befriended the lottery winner after he claimed the winning ticket and took a $17 million lump sum payment.

Moore said she wanted to write a book about Shakespeare, but officials said she actually scammed him out of money. Property records show she bought a $1 million home from Shakespeare for $655,000 and she acknowledged moving $2 million of his money into her bank account.

In an interview Monday with the Tampa Tribune, Moore said she anticipates being arrested because she and her boyfriend own the home where Shakespeare’s body was found.

Moore told the paper that she ordered the concrete slab poured on the property for use as a boat and camper skirt.
However, Moore said she never hurt Shakespeare.

“I would never take another human’s life. No amount of money in the world is worth that,” she said.

Family members say Shakespeare was barely literate, and people constantly hounded him for a piece of his lottery winnings.

He told his family and friends that he wished he had never won.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/t8styberries/ t8styberries

    Wow all the evidence is leading towards the girlfriend and the boyfriend. They both should either go to jail and never see the light of day again or either die just like they took his life if thats the truth. I don’t understand foolish people. Just ask the man I’m sure he would have gave her some money. Greed! OMG I am so mad soooooo mad.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jenkinsderrick/ jenkinsderrick

    Damn this is sad. I’m dealing with the same issues except I made lots of money from my legal business. Trust me you’ll need all the guns money can buy these days once family, friends, and associates find out you have lots of money. People sit on their sorry azzez and expect someone to give them hand-outs. Where were those A-hole when you needed them. Exactly. No where to be found.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jack_Stephen1/ Jack_Stephen1

    this broad said she anticipates being arrested! i hope they don’t get off. the system needs to get medieval on they a55es!
    this dude was a dead ringer for roger on the show american dad.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Toni_Anthony/ Toni_Anthony

    That’s what happen’s when the Brother’s come up in life & allows a Clalked Face Ho to come into their lives, claiming ‘THEY’ have all the answers & is the one for him, THEY are the one’s who’ll make thing’s perfect for him in life! I saw that Ho on TV & what can I say BUT common & typical! She knew what was best for him alright! Have him murdered, buried so she could live a great life OFF HIS $MONEY$. She’s different than most of the Claked Face Ho’s, because the REST simply marry’s a dumb ass, has as many kid’s by him as she can then use the System to Bleed him dry! That women was straight up pimping for real!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexytyrant/ sexytyrant

    Damn.
    That poor man.t
    In this f**k up world U can’t have anything nice these days without having people hate on you and take your paper.
    If i ever hit the lottery i’m keeping it to myself. Not even my own mother would know because she might kill me for money.lol.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1NiceFella/ 1NiceFella

    Hmmm. pityful! Money is definitely a troublemaker! I must say though that this brother reminds me of Jesus! Look at him closely! You can’t tell me that Jesus wasn’t black!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ada1971/ Ada1971

    WoW! If you help some one ,one time is to much.Greed allways come when some one close to you see you have something and want some of it or even friends, I will say no,no,no its sad but it will save you a lot of hardach in the long run.But if you fine your self in a giveing mood give one time and leave…….

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyMoneyMaker/ SexyMoneyMaker

    Thats a damn shame, but for the life of me I never understood why do people and better yet why does the public make people go public about their winnings? I guess its to alert possible creditors, but you end up paying with more than money.

    R-I-P from http://www.swaggtalk100.net

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2good2bsingle/ 2good2bsingle

    Wow!!! I was RIGHT!!! I KNEW IT!!! Time to get the Portable Electric Chair and those 2 Sears Die-Hard Platinum Batteries I requested when this news first broke and FRY HER and Her Boyfriend’s @$$ES!!! YEAH!!! Ca-Ching!!! SLAM DUNK!!! Here comes the Prosecution with a 3-Pointer!!! From Half-Court!!! Swish!!! It’s in there, Baby!!! Nuthin’ but net!!! ;-)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    Nagas jus love these peckawood BYTCHES

    Leave them DEVILS alone. Here’s what the whte bytch thinks of all NAGAS

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1BZ7iYD3Hk&hl=en&gl=CA&warned=True&client=mv-google

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/diva61811/ diva61811

    This is a terrible story and I have heard a lot of horrendous stories about people who have won the lottery. This man didn’t deserve to have his life taken away, I hope this woman doesn’t think that the police, prosecution, or anyone else for that matter believes one word that she is saying. How in the world would you not know he was buried on your property that you own and then on top of that have concrete slab poured over his body. This woman and her boyfriend need to be locked up and whom ever else they paid to assist in the murder of this innocent man. She had him murdered for his money which was plain greed because she already had millions of his money anyway. These type of people make me sick and then she had the audacity to say, “She anticipates being arrested by the police since he was found on her property.” This woman is insane and I hope she receives the punishment she deserves for taking this man’s life.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shenandoahOK/ shenandoahOK

    Please put this woman to death.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST/ CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST

    Thats a damn shame and thats why you don’t put yourself out there like that-if you win claim your prize and keep that sh*t to yourself-if not you will end up like him. So sad but,true.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/hellcat4lyfe72/ hellcat4lyfe72

    maatra you need to stop not all white people are that way, that’s just plain ignorant to put that video up, that’s just like saying all black people are crackheads or we all carry guns and kill people just because she’s stupid doesn’t make all of them like that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AmInLoveWitMoney/ AmInLoveWitMoney

    i just dont under stand y she aint in jail. let that would have been the other way around he would be under the jail and every body no that

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexylonglegs61/ sexylonglegs61

    Its a very sad story, why can’t we just be glad for the other person and not think of ways to get his/her money. Excuse my french but this B said she had concerte slab poured, she knew all the time. But she didn’t say she didn’t know his body was there. They know it more to the story and she wanted to live the life, i bet neither one of them have a job and if they do it doesn’t or wouldn’t pay for how they where living. She befriended him, he probably thought she was his girlfriend while the boyfriend stead back just waiting for her to bring home the money and took 2 million and put it in her account……..GUILTY. JUDGMENT DEATH BY CONCERTE SLAB….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    DAMN…A SAD STORY IS CORRECT SEXLONGLEGS61…..THAT IS MESSED UP…THE FEMALE NEEDS TO GET THE CHAIR AND WHOEVER HELPED HER……THAT IS A SAD STORY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/X-TORTION/ X-TORTION

    If you ever hit a big jackpot…DON’T TELL NOBODY! Not even your own momma, NOBODY! Don’t get your picture took, don’t let them put your name out, and keep your job for a while no matter how s**tty it is. No big spending and throwing money around, and for damn sure, DON’T TELL A GOD DAMN SOUL! Your life depends on it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pleazugood/ pleazugood

    Most state lotteries make you sign a form stating they can use your image in ads so not telling anyone won’t work. The fact he was barely literate speaks volumes. He was bond to fail for that reason alone. If it had not been someon killing him, it would have been vultures trying to get him to ‘invest’ in the next new business craze. I do agree with X-TORITION, keep your job, let themoney sit for a few months. Let it grow some interest and live off the interest.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SHYDIC/ SHYDIC

    MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. IT’S HARD TO HUMBLE TOO WHEN U WIN SO MUCH MONEY. NO WAY CAN U BE SO QUIET WITH SO MUCH MONEY.

    I BUY LOTTO A LOT AND I PRAY I NEVER WON OVER A $MILLION. S**T WILL MAKE U GET CRAZY SPENDING.. U CAN NEVER TELL WHEN U HAVE TRUE FRIENDS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ramses_NY/ Ramses_NY

    @shydic, Moneys not the root of all evil. The lust for money, and jealousy for those whom have money, is the root. There are people killing and raping each other daily, and moneys not even involved. Some people are just sick from day one.

    What I cant understand from the article, is how that b***h is out giving interviews instead of being locked up. I bet if it was a white person murdered, she’d have been convicted by now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FavorOnMyLife/ FavorOnMyLife

    Let’s see if they put a white chic to death over a black man’s death in Florida….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GiGi_Ambition/ GiGi_Ambition

    To all who are saying they would not tell anyone that they won.. You can’t keep it under wraps depending on which state you live in. You are required by that state’s law to make your winnings public.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Toni_Anthony/ Toni_Anthony

    IF I WON? I’d show up with a Lawyer IN PRIVATE & DO whatever I can down legally to claim my prize using another name? Person? Place or Something! No Way Would I be Shown On TV so the world CAN SEE ME & BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ME! NO WAY!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cherronw/ cherronw

    This is terrible! Neve befriend a stranger who comes sniffing around you after you have just won the lottery. Black people can’t have nothing without someone trying to take it away. May he R.I.P.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/JOYDESIRETOBEMISSONARY4LYFE Joy Ford

    the love of $$$$$$$$$$$ is the root of all evil…………not money…. but the love of $$$$$$$ because when u love $$$$- it opens doors to all types of spirits … greed envy sorrow un-happiniess

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