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Woman dies watching crucifixion scene in "The Passion".

Feb 25, 2004 8:43PM PST
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/653662.html

A woman collapsed in an East Wichita theatre this
morning, during a showing of "The Passion Of The Christ".
Peggy Law apparently suffered a heart attack. She was
pronounced dead a short time later at a Wichita medical
center.

Peggy Law, also known to some by her married name Peggy Scott is a
respected figure in the local broadcasting community. The tragedy has hit some
here at KAKE especially hard. She was a former employee. (more at page)

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I remember this same headline when
Feb 25, 2004 8:56PM PST

the Exorcist first came out (IMO, one of the scariest movies of all time. A classic great one)

The controversy will decrease and then fade away soon, just like it did with the Exorcist. It cannot be sustained for long. To paraphrase a priest heard on TV last night, "Whether you love it or hate it, at least you are thinking about it, and the sheer number of people doing that right now is phenomenal."

I look forward to seeing it,

Marcia

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I think it is sad when anybody suffers a heart attack but I think it would be silly to read too much into any blame given to the film NT
Feb 26, 2004 7:23AM PST

NT