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Nassau to appeal awards for wrongful convictions in Teresa Fusco case

Nassau County plans to appeal the awards given to two men who were wrongfully convicted of murdering a Lynbrook teen. As News 12 has reported, John Restivo and Dennis Halstead were cleared by DNA evidence

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Apr 19, 2014, 3:04 PM

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