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UPDATE: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19 UPDATE: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19
Update: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19 New evidence convinced a judge to order the release Thursday pending trial of a Maywood man in the death of a 19-year-old Bloomingdale woman during rough sex in her car. Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti ordered that Michael Gaffney, 21, remain under home confinement, except for medical treatment and visits with his attorney. He also must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, she said. Foti said the “weight of the evidence” against Gaffney in the death of Francis Victoria Garcia wasn’t as “overwhelming” as she initially believed. Authorities accused Gaffney of causing Garcia’s death…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Coward': Family Of Woman, 19, Killed In Car In Hackensack Speaks Out 'Coward': Family Of Woman, 19, Killed In Car In Hackensack Speaks Out
'Coward': Family Of Woman, 19, Killed In Car In Hackensack Speaks Out The family of a 19-year-old Bloomingdale woman coming to terms with her sudden death was also trying to come up with money for her funeral. More than $1,200 had been raised as of Nov. 15 on a GoFundMe launched by relatives of Francis Veronica Garcia. "My sister's life was suddenly shortened by a coward leaving us with a deep sorrow," page founder Luis Banegas said, who put funds toward his sister's funeral. Michael Gaffney, 21, of Maywood, was arrested and charged with reckless manslaughter following an autopsy on Garcia, who'd been with him at a party in a Hackensack high-rise apartment …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maywood Man Sent Snapchat Of Unconscious Woman Before Getting Help, Report Says Maywood Man Sent Snapchat Of Unconscious Woman Before Getting Help, Report Says
Maywood Man Sent Snapchat Of Unconscious Woman Before Getting Help, Report Says "Just f***ed this b***h. I don't know what to do." That was the caption on the Snapchat photo 21-year-old Michael Gaffney took of an unconscious Bloomingdale's Francis Garcia, 19, just before she died. Gaffney sought help from friends soon after, but state Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti couldn't understand why Snapchatting a photo of Garcia's body in the backseat of the car Nov. 2 was his first reaction. Gaffney's actions that fateful night beg the question: If the Snapchat wasn't sent and help was gotten sooner, would Garcia be alive today? "I do find it curious that when a woma…

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by Cecilia Levine