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Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend’s Death Caused By Brutal Beating: Bradenton Police
A Bradenton man was charged with second-degree murder months after his girlfriend was found beaten in a car’s passenger seat, police said.

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A Bradenton man was charged with second-degree murder months after his girlfriend was found beaten in a car’s passenger seat, police said.

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