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Lottery winner poisoned

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Urooj Khan, 46, of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood, posing with a winning lottery ticket. The Cook County medical examiner said Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, that Khan was fatally poisoned with cyanide July 20, 2012, a day after he collected nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings. (AP)

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Published: 1/07 5:42 pm

Updated: 1/07 5:50 pm

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago medical examiner says a lottery winner was fatally poisoned with cyanide a day after he collected nearly $425,000.

Cook County Medical Examiner Stephen Cina says a limited exam initially found Urooj Khan died of natural causes, but a relative asked for a deeper investigation.

A full toxicology test revealed Khan had ingested a deadly amount of cyanide, and his death was re-classified as a homicide.

Khan died July 20, a day after collecting the lump sum option on a $1 million win. He bought the ticket at a 7-Eleven near his home in West Rogers Park, a neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.

Cina said Monday it's likely that Khan's body will be exhumed as part of the investigation into his death.

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avi57 - 1/8/2013 2:30 AM

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That's why the Lottery Commission should give winners THE CHOICE to disclose or not disclose their information and IF THEY CHOOSE TO NOT DISCLOSE, the information made public SHOULD BE LIMITED!!! I for one KNOW that IF I EVER won a large jackpot, I'd have greedy family members rising up from the ashes wanting to claim a piece of the pie THEY DON'T DESERVE to get cause they've never been there for me.......I'd have to move far far away, change my name, and not let anyone close to me know where I've gone to. We know the Lottery Commission's sales increase when the name and photo of the winner/s is published but THEY are putting those people at risk every time they do that. All for the money and publicity. It's time to change those rules Texas.