Heiress Martha von Bulow in Coma for Five Years
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NEWPORT, R. I. —
Today is the fifth anniversary of the day Martha (Sunny) von Bulow, 53, a Pittsburgh utilities heiress, lapsed into a deep coma that doctors say is irreversible. She lies in a New York hospital bed.
Her husband, Claus, 58, was first convicted and then acquitted of trying to kill her with insulin.
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