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Jacob Adams, the man thought to have been mauled to death by dogs at the Brentwood home of Ving Rhames, is listed as the screenwriter of a current Rhames film project, Animal 2. Adams also had an acting part alongside Rhames in Kojak, a 2005 remake of the old series for the USA Network. Adams was identified today by authorities.
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