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Brooklyn man's death re-classified as homicide

The case of a Brooklyn man found dead inside his home in 2014 is now being re-classified as a homicide, police say. Police say they discovered the badly decomposing remains of 69-year-old Anthony Defonte

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Brooklyn man's death re-classified as homicide

The case of a Brooklyn man found dead inside his home in 2014 is now being re-classified as a homicide, police say. Police say they discovered the badly decomposing remains of 69-year-old Anthony Defonte

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