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UPDATE: Prosecutor Resigns After Murder Case Against Messiah Booker Crumbles Due To Withheld Evidence

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Messiah Booker

Messiah Booker

Messiah Booker

Messiah Booker

authorGreg Wehner on May 9, 2017
UPDATE, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Glenn Kurtzrock, who led the prosecution of Messiah Booker, resigned after second-degree murder charges were dropped Tuesday as part of a... more

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