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Man Faces Charges For Fatally Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend: Nassau DA
Jose William Funes-Zabala was arraigned on charges that include second-degree murder, prosecutors said.

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Jose William Funes-Zabala was arraigned on charges that include second-degree murder, prosecutors said.

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