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Bodybuilder Shot Long Island Parents Over Child Custody Dispute, Police Say Bodybuilder Shot Long Island Parents Over Child Custody Dispute, Police Say
Bodybuilder Shot Long Island Parents Over Child Custody Dispute, Police Say The bodybuilder accused of attempting to kill his parents in their Long Island mansion has been charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder as authorities released new details in the case. Dino Tomassetti, age 29, of Brooklyn, is expected to appear in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 29, for the arraignment of the charges, said Brendan Brosh, of the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. Police said Dino Tomassetti shot his father Rocco Tomassetti, age 65, in the back and then shot his 64-year-old Vinceta Marsicano-Tomassetti in the head inside their Hewlett Harbor ma…

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Man Jailed For Hofstra Coach's Murder In 1990 Has Conviction Overturned Man Jailed For Hofstra Coach's Murder In 1990 Has Conviction Overturned
Man Jailed For Hofstra Coach's Murder In 1990 Has Conviction Overturned A man convicted in the murder of an assistant football coach at Hofstra University on Long Island has been set free after spending more than three decades in prison. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Patricia Harrington ordered a new trial for Nassau County resident Christopher Ellis, age 51, of Hempstead on Monday, Aug. 9.  Ellis was convicted in 1993 of the second-degree murder of 25-year-old Harry Joseph Healy on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1990, by a jury based on testimony from a single eyewitness and without forensic or physical evidence. The judge made the ruling after Ellis’ attorney…

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