Breaking News: My Dentist is out of Prison!

[Dave Schwartz]

Former dentist who killed 3 people paroled
Published: Aug. 2, 2011

A former Costa Mesa dentist who served more than a quarter of a century in prison for murder after three of his patients died in his dental chair from improper use of anesthesia in the 1980s was paroled from Folsom Prison Tuesday.

Tony Protopappas, who made national headlines in the early 1980s when he was convicted of three counts of second-degree murder, was picked up by his brother at the gates of Folsom Prison shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday, said Santa Ana attorney Rich Pfeiffer, Protopappas's appellate lawyer.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/protopappas-310503-pfeiffer-prison.html

[JBmadera]

Former dentist who killed 3 people paroled
Published: Aug. 2, 2011



http://www.ocregister.com/news/protopappas-310503-pfeiffer-prison.html


you weren't a witness for the prosecution were you??

[horses4courses]

Some say they heard him humming Johnny Cash on his way out.
Burst into song just before getting in the car:
"and I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die..."
:eek:

[PhantomOnTour]

Many a folk down here uttered that very phrase when Dr. Billy Cannon, Heisman Trophy winner (and dentist), was released from jail many years ago...counterfeiting racket.

He is currently employed as the head dentist at Angola Prison, the Louisiana state penitentiary.

[Ocala Mike]

Here he is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM


Ocala Mike

[Dave Schwartz]

Mike, that song always gets me. I just cannot watch it... puckers me up.

:eek:

[JustRalph]

Steve Martin ........I forgot all about that crazy role ....... :lol:

Good stuff.........

[Overlay]

In order for this dentist to be released, the parole board must have determined the answer to the all-important question: Is it safe?
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[Ocala Mike]

Marathon Man! Great flick.


Ocala Mike

[Rookies]

In order for this dentist to be released, the parole board must have determined the answer to the all-important question: Is it safe?
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I would have bet with my life, that someone would have unearthed this one! :lol:

[DJofSD]

http://www.dentalheroes.com/5-best-dental-comedy-videos-all-time/

[Actor]

Some say they heard him humming Johnny Cash on his way out.
Burst into song just before getting in the car:
"and I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die..."Since Cash performed there, I would not be surprised to learn that singing this song as you leave is a Folsom tradition. :lol:

I've also heard a version of the song that went "but I shot a man in Reno, and I watched him die..."

[nijinski]

The Dentist should never have been paroled !