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Last year, Eddie Peterson lost consciousness at his home in Memphis and stopped breathing.
His wife, Lori, saved his life, performing CPR on him until paramedics arrived.
Peterson has Parkinson’s. His 76-year-old body is failing him, and has been for decades, but his mind is almost as sharp as when he was an assistant district attorney in Tennessee.
His speech is now slurred and stuttering. You can make out a few words here or there, but it’s impossible to fully understand Peterson if you aren’t familiar with him.
A man who made his living and forged his identity in the courtroom
