Crime & Justice

Plea Deal Finalized for ‘Mother Killer’ Who Took Selfies With Her Corpse

SIGNED AND SEALED

The family can’t believe they couldn’t stop a reduced charge for such a brazen crime. Neither could his ex-girlfriend, who says he tortured her in a hotel.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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