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DNA evidence frees Brooklyn man convicted of rape in 1985

A Brooklyn man who was convicted in 1985 in the brutal rape of a police officer's wife was released from prison Friday after DNA evidence cleared him of the crime. Scott Fappiano, 44, served 21 years

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DNA evidence frees Brooklyn man convicted of rape in 1985

A Brooklyn man who was convicted in 1985 in the brutal rape of a police officer's wife was released from prison Friday after DNA evidence cleared him of the crime. Scott Fappiano, 44, served 21 years

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