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Closing arguments heard in Nixzmary murder trial

Attorneys for both sides offered closing arguments in the trial of a Brooklyn man accused with brutally beating his daughter to death. Cesar Rodriguez's defense attorney portrayed the man as a father

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Mar 12, 2008, 7:05 PM

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