Transcript for ARCHIVAL VIDEO: Slobodan Milosevic dead in prison cell

There's big news overseas tonight an investigation is underway into what killed the man known as the butcher of the Balkans. Jailers in The Hague found former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic dead in his cell today. His death allows him to escape justice after four years of his war crimes trial here's ABC's likely. Milosevic had a history of heart problems and may have died of a heart attack in a sleek one Serb officials said he should've been sent to Russia for treatment. One of his attorneys even claims Milosevic's feared he would be poisoned but so far there's no evidence of that. Autopsy has been port. Very charismatic shrewd and ruthless in his campaign for Serb dominance. Slobodan Milosevic's unleashed Yugoslav army against Croatia in 1991. 101000 people were killed and millions left homeless. 100000 died during the siege of Bosnia including serie able. Under Milosevic's the term ethnic cleansing became the grotesque code for genocide. Ince remedy to alone 8000 Muslims were massacred. As he woes the person income loans he is trying primarily. Politically and morally responsible. For what happened both in Croatian and Bosnian in 2001. A defiant Milosevic was finally put on trial. Our exclusive district you know of post review known. And dykstra is forcing xmas there was strong reaction today from his friends it is still looking I would have been happy years at this served at my own mother and father would have died instead Milosevic. And from his enemies. He no way I have to admits it's feels. Good the fact that Milosevic's died in jail could anger many Serbs who feel was mistreated. And make it more difficult for Serbian leader's hand over other suspected war criminals like Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic who are still at large. Mike Lee ABC news law.

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