Murdered Illinois Lottery Winner Had Vowed to Stop Gambling
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: January 8, 2013
A Chicago man who died of Cyanide poisoning just as he was about to collect 425-thousand in lottery winnings, had promised himself he wouldn't gamble anymore.
A clerk at a 7-Eleven on Chicago's north side, sold Urooj Khan two scratch-off tickets in June.
Khan had been on Hajj, a Muslim pilgrimage. The clerk said Khan wanted to lead a better life and not gamble, but he bought the tickets anyway.
Khan died in July. His death was recently ruled a homicide, after a relative asked for an expanded investigation.
A clerk at a 7-Eleven on Chicago's north side, sold Urooj Khan two scratch-off tickets in June.
Khan had been on Hajj, a Muslim pilgrimage. The clerk said Khan wanted to lead a better life and not gamble, but he bought the tickets anyway.
Khan died in July. His death was recently ruled a homicide, after a relative asked for an expanded investigation.
