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Racetrack Murderer Will Spend 25 To Life In Prison For Killing Ex-Girlfriend In Elmont Racetrack Murderer Will Spend 25 To Life In Prison For Killing Ex-Girlfriend In Elmont
Racetrack Murderer Will Spend 25 To Life In Prison For Killing Ex-Girlfriend In Elmont Officials announced that a Long Island man who traveled 1,000 miles to kill his former coworker (also his ex-girlfriend) will now spend at least two decades behind bars. Jose Franco-Martinez, aged 58, of Elmont, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend at her place of work, the Nassau County DA announced on Wednesday, June 28.  Franco-Martinez was convicted by a jury of the crime nearly five years after the incident itself.  Earlier Report: Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab Elmont Employee To Death, Jurors Agree Maria Larin…

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Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab Elmont Employee To Death, Jurors Agree Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab Elmont Employee To Death, Jurors Agree
Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab Elmont Employee To Death, Jurors Agree A jury has convicted a Long Island man accused of viciously stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at a local racetrack. Jose Franco-Martinez, age 58, of Elmont, was found guilty of second-degree murder nearly five years after stabbing Maria Larin, the Nassau County DA announced Wednesday, April 5. Larin worked as a hot walker at the Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, where she would walk horses after their races to help them cool down. She was working when, on June 17, 2018, Franco-Martinez showed up and attacked her, stabbing and cutting her 23 times with a kitchen knife. Larin’s co-worke…

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by Sophie Grieser