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  • 1. Barbara Meller-Jensen, Hapless Tourist

    The unwary German visitor was murdered in 1993, tarnishing Miami’s tourism image.

  • 2. Laroche, Orchid Thief

    In 1997, Laroche was fined for poaching with the aid of Native American Seminoles, who are exempt from the law.

  • 3. Versace’s Murder

    Andrew Cunanan shot the fashion magnate on his front steps on July 15, 1997.

  • 4. Mrs. Jeb Bush

    The Florida governor’s wife was caught with $19,000 of undeclared couture in 1999.

  • 5. Elián González Standoff

    The repatriation of a Cuban boy at gunpoint by the US Justice Dept hit the world’s media in 2000 and tore the Cuban community here apart.

  • 6. Presidential Election Debacle

    Florida became the epicenter of the election in 2000, with the result anything but clear.

  • 7. Estefan Lawsuits

    In 2001, Cubana singer Gloria Estefan was rocked by a claim that her husband, Emilio, had sexually harassed another man.

  • 8. Miss Cleo, TV-Telephone Psychic

    2002 saw the collapse of the psychic hotline that didn’t employ “genuine” psychics.

  • 9. Bishop O’Connell’s Fall from Grace

    Casualty of a “topical storm” over pedophilia in 2002.

  • 10. Rosie O’Donnell

    In 2002, the talk-show hostess came out as a lesbian and championed gay adoptions in the only state to ban them.

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