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1 of 3 suspects takes stand in Timoshenko trial

One of the three suspects charged with murdering an NYPD detective took the stand in his own defense Monday. Robert Ellis, Dexter Bostic and Lee Woods are all facing murder charges in the shooting death

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Dec 15, 2008, 6:53 PM

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