Donald Lang's Major Accomplishments

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Donald Lang was born in Chicago, Illinois, during the year 1945. It is believed he lost his hearing at the age of about six months after a high fever and a fall from his baby crib. His family was too poor to afford any education. All he used for communication was simple gestures and crude line drawings. Despite this, he appears to have been a happy, reasonably bright child. He went to work on the loading docks when he was grown and there proved himself dependable and hardworking and was well-liked by his fellow laborers. Lowell Myers was born January 26, 1930. Myers lost his hearing as a child. Both his parents were deaf. Myers grew up in Chicago. He graduated from Lakeview High School and received degrees from Roosevelt University and the University of Chicago before becoming a Certified Public Accountant. He worked at Sears, Roebuck and Co. for 30 years. While at Sears, Mr. Myers took night classes and received a law degree from John Marshall. He later died on November 7, 2006 in Rockville, Maryland. His cause of death was due to brain aneurysm. Donald Lang is known as a deaf mute, who killed two Chicago women. November 1965, Lang killed his first victim. He was arrested, the police officers realized that his communication difficulties were beyond their experience, so a lawyer named Lowell Myers was …show more content…

Although he was shut down to become a doctor. He accomplished being a lawyer, and he wasn't just any lawyer. He represented deaf individuals against the state. He won so many cases, before his biggest case with Donald. Donald Lang was accused of murder, being uneducated and not being able to communicate. He still kind of known wrong and right, shown in the evidence they found in his second case. The fact that Lowell defended Donald even under his circumstances. Donald got a total of $40,000 from Lowell Myers, from there book and

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