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INCIDENT: Homi ci d e DATE/TIME: Marc h 7, 20 1 4 , 13 0 0 LOCATION: Ne w Hyd e Park ITEM: 01

The

Homi ci d e

Squ a d

rep or t s

th e

arre s t

of a Cora m

ma n

for

Murd er on Frida y , March 07 , 20 1 4 at 1:0 0 P.M. Acc or di n g to det e c tiv e s , on Sat u r d a y , Marc h 1, 20 1 4 , John

Frank o w s k i , 71 , of Ne w Hyd e Park wa s rep or t e d wh o re s i d e s in Florid a . Durin g th e

mis s i n g

by his so n Per s o n

inv e s t i g a t i o n ,

Mis si n g

d e t e c t i v e s d e t e r m i n e d th e victi m s n e p h e w , Jonat h a n Rom a n , 42, of 5 Grov e Ave n u e , Cora m had an arg u m e n t with his uncl e whi c h e s c a l a t e d ca u s i n g Homi ci d e th e deat h of th e victi m . On Frid a y , March 07, 20 1 4 th e th e The

Sq u a d

alo n g

with a Suff ol k Cou n t y K9 unit rec o v e r e d

victi m s bo d y buri e d in a wo o d e d are a b e h i n d th e su s p e c t s ho m e . victi m wa s pron o u n c e d de c e a s e d at 2:4 5 P.M. at th e sc e n e .

Rom a n is ch ar g e d wit h Murd e r 2 nd d e g r e e an d will b e arrai g n e d on Sat ur d a y Marc h 8, 20 1 4 at First Distri c t Court in He m p s t e a d .

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