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Adrian Florido

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography centers on how he lived

ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST:

Two years after his murder, most people still only know George Floyd for how he died - under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis. Many don't know how he lived - that he habitually told friends that he loved them, often in all-caps text messages; that he was self-conscious about his 6-foot-6-inch frame and that he suffered from lifelong claustrophobia; that he and his roommate in Minneapolis moved their mattresses into the living room right next to each other.

ROBERT SAMUELS: They wanted to watch over each other. They had met each other in rehab, and they wanted to help ensure that they didn't stray.

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