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Husband commits suicide, wife left in critical condition in Westhampton Beach

authorBryan Finlayson on Jun 21, 2008

Suffolk County Homicide detectives are investigating an incident that took place on an estate in Westhampton Beach on Saturday morning that left one man dead—investigators said he committed suicide—and his wife badly burned and suffering from a skull fracture.

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