Several Dropped From Slain Stripper’s Civil Suit

Detroit (WWJ/AP) — The one-time aide and former lover of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and the city’s ex-police chief have been dropped from a civil suit in the death of stripper Tamara Greene.

Greene family lawyer Norman Yatooma says ex-chief of staff Christine Beatty, ex-Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, and other police were dropped from the federal lawsuit at his request.

Kwame Kilpatrick and Detroit remain as defendants in the $150 million case. Those dropped may later be called as witnesses.

Yatooma, who represents Greene’s three children, said Tuesday he hopes the case moves faster with fewer defendants. “We are intent on getting this case to trial before my young clients grow old,” he said.

Greene was shot to death in 2003 and is rumored to have performed at a never-proven party at the Manoogian Mansion, the mayor’s official residence. The trial is to start in January.

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