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Man sentenced to 50 years for killing estranged wife

A man convicted of brutally murdering his estranged wife inside her Hempstead home was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years to life in prison. Prosecutors say Leonard Reed, 47, violated a protection order

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Jun 17, 2015, 8:32 PM

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