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	Sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his wife of one month to death and her 14 year old son.		Sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his wife of one month to death and her 14 year old son.

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			Sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his wife of one month to death and her 14 year old son.

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			Fight Fax 2003 (updated) from [[Ring Record Book]] 83. Al Cook(4-23-1982) bout in Fight Fax not in RRB 83.

			== External Link ==

	~~Fight Fax 2003 (updated) from RRB 83. Al Cook(4-23-1982) bout in Fight Fax not in RRB 83.~~		'Ex-boxer is suspect in double slaying in Hollywood': [http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/959124.html]


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	~~sun-sentinel.com/community/news/hollywood/sfl-bn-deadbodies0318,0,6265377.story~~
	~~South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com~~
	Ex-boxer ~~held in Hollywood murders of new wife, teen stepson~~
	~~Man dubbed "The Italian Hammer"~~ is ~~charged with two counts of first-degree murder, has domestic violence past~~

	~~By Macollvie Jean-Fran�ois and Juan Ortega~~

	~~South Florida Sun Sentinel~~

	~~12:50 PM EDT, March 19, 2009~~

	~~HOLLYWOOD~~

	Child psychologists and social workers are at Attucks Middle School today to help classmates of Joshua Bader cope with his murder, allegedly at the hands of his new stepfather, a former heavyweight boxer.

	~~The bodies of Joshua, 13, and his mother, Renee Bader, 42, were found~~ in ~~their Hollywood mobile home Wednesday afternoon, police said.~~

	~~William Medei, 52, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths.~~

	~~Records indicate that Renee Bader and Medei were married Feb. 16~~ in Hollywood.

	~~Medei, a Schenectady, N.Y., native, had a 16-11-3 record during more than 20 years as a professional boxer and was known as the Italian Hammer.~~

	~~His last fight was as a heavyweight in the Bahamas in 2004, which he lost in a third-round knockout.~~

	~~Neighbors say Medei helped train kids in the area to box.~~

	~~Police said they found the bodies at about 12~~:~~20 p.m. at the couple's home in the Okomo Mobile Home Park, after Medei came to the police station and said he had "done something terrible," according to a police report.~~

	~~Medei told police his wife and son were dead in a trailer, and he called it the "worst day of my life," the report said.~~

	~~"I really need to talk about this," the report quoted Medei as saying. "I feel so bad about what I've done."~~

	~~Medei also said~~: ~~"I should have just let her kill me," the report said, without giving further details~~.

	~~The Broward Medical Examiner's Office said the pair died from "sharp force injuries," but would not elaborate until the autopsies are performed~~.

	~~The killings in the mobile home in the 100 block of Loop Road left longtime associates and friends reeling from shock today~~.

	~~They said Medei was happy recently, because he'd gotten married and had a new job as a ringside security guard at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.~~

	~~Since he stopped fighting, he'd fallen on hard times, took steroids at one point and was even living in his car, Medei's friend and former manager Murray Gaby said.~~

	~~Medei, according to court records, has also been accused in several domestic violence cases in recent years, and one person requested a restraining order against him in 2007.~~

	~~The details of those cases were not immediately available.~~

	~~Then, he met Bader at a church and moved in with her, Gaby said.~~

	~~"He didn't know her very long, and it surprised me that he married her," said Gaby, who had lunch with the newlyweds four days after they tied the knot.~~

	~~"He raved about the boy, said he's a sweet, nice boy. She was a sweetheart. It looked like a blissful thing that happened," Gaby said.~~

	~~Boxing promoter Tommy Torino was also shocked, and said he's received scores of phone calls today from those who knew Medei.~~

	~~Torino said he saw Medei get upset only two or three times over the years, and that was when he lost a fight.~~

	"He's the kind of guy if you met him, you'd want to introduce him to your best friend or your sister, because he seemed so clean-cut," Torino said. "He's had a tumultuous time since he left boxing, and was in out and of relationships, but people go through that. He just seemed to have gotten his act together."

	~~Dr. Allan Fields, chief ring physician for Florida Boxing Commission, recommended Medei for the Hard Rock security guard position.~~

	~~"I was horrified," he said. "Bill Medei was a very likable, personable type individual."~~

	~~Broward school district spokesman Keith Bromery said counselors have been dispatched to Attucks today to help any students who need them.~~

	~~Joshua, known to his friends as Josh, was a seventh-grader at the school, a neighbor said.~~

	~~"He played with my kids. He's very respectful," said Joe Constantino, 50, whose son, Anthony, often played with Josh. "The parents, they kept to themselves."~~

	Josh liked wrestling and playing on the neighborhood trampoline, neighbors said. He was friendly, but shy. His red hair and freckles also made some people call him Opie, after the character on The Andy Griffith Show, neighbor Michael Miller said.

	~~He last saw Renee and her son Tuesday, when they left to go run an errand, then returned.~~

	~~"I ever heard them fight. As far as I know, they got along," Miller said. "When stuff like this happens, you never think it'll be right next door to you."~~

	~~Sharon Curtin, 34, of Williamsport, Penn., said she met Renee Bader a few years ago, before Curtin divorced Bader's brother.~~

	~~"She was very affectionate with her son. She adored her him," Curtin recalled. "She did everything for him."~~

	~~Staff Researcher Barbara Hijek and Staff Writer Rachel Hatzipanagos contributed to this report.~~

	~~Copyright � 2009, South Florida Sun-Sentinel~~

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	Fight Fax 2003 (updated) from RRB 83. Al Cook(4-23-1982) bout in Fight Fax not in RRB 83.		Fight Fax 2003 (updated) from RRB 83. Al Cook(4-23-1982) bout in Fight Fax not in RRB 83.


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			sun-sentinel.com/community/news/hollywood/sfl-bn-deadbodies0318,0,6265377.story
			South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
			Ex-boxer held in Hollywood murders of new wife, teen stepson
			Man dubbed "The Italian Hammer" is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, has domestic violence past

			By Macollvie Jean-Fran�ois and Juan Ortega

			South Florida Sun Sentinel

			12:50 PM EDT, March 19, 2009

			HOLLYWOOD

			Child psychologists and social workers are at Attucks Middle School today to help classmates of Joshua Bader cope with his murder, allegedly at the hands of his new stepfather, a former heavyweight boxer.

			The bodies of Joshua, 13, and his mother, Renee Bader, 42, were found in their Hollywood mobile home Wednesday afternoon, police said.

			William Medei, 52, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths.

			Records indicate that Renee Bader and Medei were married Feb. 16 in Hollywood.

			Medei, a Schenectady, N.Y., native, had a 16-11-3 record during more than 20 years as a professional boxer and was known as the Italian Hammer.

			His last fight was as a heavyweight in the Bahamas in 2004, which he lost in a third-round knockout.

			Neighbors say Medei helped train kids in the area to box.

			Police said they found the bodies at about 12:20 p.m. at the couple's home in the Okomo Mobile Home Park, after Medei came to the police station and said he had "done something terrible," according to a police report.

			Medei told police his wife and son were dead in a trailer, and he called it the "worst day of my life," the report said.

			"I really need to talk about this," the report quoted Medei as saying. "I feel so bad about what I've done."

			Medei also said: "I should have just let her kill me," the report said, without giving further details.

			The Broward Medical Examiner's Office said the pair died from "sharp force injuries," but would not elaborate until the autopsies are performed.

			The killings in the mobile home in the 100 block of Loop Road left longtime associates and friends reeling from shock today.

			They said Medei was happy recently, because he'd gotten married and had a new job as a ringside security guard at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

			Since he stopped fighting, he'd fallen on hard times, took steroids at one point and was even living in his car, Medei's friend and former manager Murray Gaby said.

			Medei, according to court records, has also been accused in several domestic violence cases in recent years, and one person requested a restraining order against him in 2007.

			The details of those cases were not immediately available.

			Then, he met Bader at a church and moved in with her, Gaby said.

			"He didn't know her very long, and it surprised me that he married her," said Gaby, who had lunch with the newlyweds four days after they tied the knot.

			"He raved about the boy, said he's a sweet, nice boy. She was a sweetheart. It looked like a blissful thing that happened," Gaby said.

			Boxing promoter Tommy Torino was also shocked, and said he's received scores of phone calls today from those who knew Medei.

			Torino said he saw Medei get upset only two or three times over the years, and that was when he lost a fight.

			"He's the kind of guy if you met him, you'd want to introduce him to your best friend or your sister, because he seemed so clean-cut," Torino said. "He's had a tumultuous time since he left boxing, and was in out and of relationships, but people go through that. He just seemed to have gotten his act together."

			Dr. Allan Fields, chief ring physician for Florida Boxing Commission, recommended Medei for the Hard Rock security guard position.

			"I was horrified," he said. "Bill Medei was a very likable, personable type individual."

			Broward school district spokesman Keith Bromery said counselors have been dispatched to Attucks today to help any students who need them.

			Joshua, known to his friends as Josh, was a seventh-grader at the school, a neighbor said.

			"He played with my kids. He's very respectful," said Joe Constantino, 50, whose son, Anthony, often played with Josh. "The parents, they kept to themselves."

			Josh liked wrestling and playing on the neighborhood trampoline, neighbors said. He was friendly, but shy. His red hair and freckles also made some people call him Opie, after the character on The Andy Griffith Show, neighbor Michael Miller said.

			He last saw Renee and her son Tuesday, when they left to go run an errand, then returned.

			"I ever heard them fight. As far as I know, they got along," Miller said. "When stuff like this happens, you never think it'll be right next door to you."

			Sharon Curtin, 34, of Williamsport, Penn., said she met Renee Bader a few years ago, before Curtin divorced Bader's brother.

			"She was very affectionate with her son. She adored her him," Curtin recalled. "She did everything for him."

			Staff Researcher Barbara Hijek and Staff Writer Rachel Hatzipanagos contributed to this report.

			Copyright � 2009, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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