In Britain 'dumb' is seldom used to mean stupid. It was mostly only used to mean mute e.g 'deaf and dumb'. However 'dumb' in the mute sense is probably politically incorrect nowadays, a bit like calling a short person a 'dwarf'.
Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n at a book signing in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2011, with his service dog, Tuesday. Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n, an Iraq war veteran and best-selling author who toured the country with his service dog, Tuesday, as an advocate for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Friday in El Paso. He was 43. He was found dead in his hotel room.
Selena was murdered on March 31, 1995 by Yolanda Saldivar at the age of 23. Her family released a picture of her in her casket, because many fans did not believe she was gone. Photo: Reuters. Yolanda Saldivar was convicted of Selena's murder in October 1995 and was sentenced to life in prison. Photo: Reuters.