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Former Ramones manager murdered in New York

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Seymour Stein's ex-wife Linda found dead in apartment

Linda Stein, the one-time co-manager of Ramones was found dead last night (October 30) in her Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan.

Stein, 62, who was once married to famous Sire Records head, Warner Brothers Vice President Seymour Stein, was found dead in her kitchen.

In recent times, Stein was well-known in showbusiness circles as a realtor for high-profile and celebrity clients, including Billy Joel, Calvin Klein and Bruce Willis.

Stein died from blunt force trauma to the head. Police are treating the death as murder, and are continuing investigations. They say there were no signs of forced entry to her Fifth Avenue apartment.

--By our New York staff.
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