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Joe Redner, Tampa’s ‘Strip Club King,’ Dies At 86
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
5
First seen
Oct 17, 8:27 AM EDT
updated Oct 17, 3:39 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Tampa Bay Times, WFLA (NBC 8) and 3 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Joe Redner, Tampa's 'strip club king' and free speech and medical marijuana advocate, has died at 86, according to his family and local reports including WTSP and Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.
Written by our system from the sources below (5), version 5, Oct 17, 4:18 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Joe Redner, Tampa's 'strip club king' and medical marijuana advocate, dies · WTSP
- Joe Redner, Tampa free speech advocate and ‘strip club king,’ dies at 86 · Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
- Joe Redner, Tampa's 'Strip Club King' and medical marijuana advocate, dies at 86 · WTVT
- Tampa 'Strip Club King' Joe Redner dies at 86, family says · WFLA (NBC 8)
- Joe Redner, Tampa’s ‘strip club king,’ dies at 86 · Tampa Bay Times
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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