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First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
Patricia Cornwell
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Patricia Cornwell
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: June 9
Art Collector
Crime Writer
Journalist
Novelist
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Miami
Florida
Patricia Carroll Daniels
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Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.
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Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.
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I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.
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