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Jury selection begins in murder of Bay Ridge woman

Jury selection began today in the trial of a man accused of killing an aspiring dancer from Bay Ridge. Police say Michael Mele, a registered sex offender, met Laura Garza at a Manhattan nightclub in

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Jury selection begins in murder of Bay Ridge woman

Jury selection began today in the trial of a man accused of killing an aspiring dancer from Bay Ridge. Police say Michael Mele, a registered sex offender, met Laura Garza at a Manhattan nightclub in

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