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Video confession in Hauppauge sword trial overwhelmed final juror

Just days after a Hauppauge man was convicted of killing his stepfather with a samurai sword, a juror explained Wednesday what compelled him to find Zachary Gibian guilty. Gerard Whelan, of Hauppauge,

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