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Oil Pioneer McClendon, Charged in Bid Rigging, Dies in Crash

Speeding car crashed and burned in Oklahoma City Wednesday
McClendon known as innovator during long tenure at Chesapeake

Video player cover image — Ex-Chesapeake CEO McClendon Dies in Car Crash

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David McLaughlin and

March 1, 2016, 11:32 PM UTCUpdated onMarch 2, 2016, 9:32 PM UTC

Aubrey McClendon, the billionaire oilman who was instrumental in launching the U.S. shale energy revolution, died in a car crash in Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning.

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