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By Sasha King | Published March 30, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

THE UGLY Jeffrey Dampier and his then-wife won the Illinois State Lottery in 1996, taking home $20 million. According to reports, he was a generous man and shared his wealth with his extended family by buying them houses and involving them in his new business. His generosity was not enough for some it seemed. In 2005, he was kidnapped and killed by his sister-in-law Victoria Jackson and her boyfriend Nathaniel Jackson (no relation).

THE UGLY

Jeffrey Dampier and his then-wife won the Illinois State Lottery in 1996, taking home…