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NYPD: 'John Doe Duffel Bag' held in killings

Salvatore Perrone, 63, of Staten Island, is walked

Photo credit: Anthony Lanzilote | Salvatore Perrone, 63, of Staten Island, is walked out of the 70th police precinct after being charged in the murders of three Brooklyn Bodega workers. Rahmatollah Vahidipour, 78 of Great Neck was killed at his Flatbush, Brooklyn apparel store on Nov. 16, 2012. (Nov. 21, 2012)

An itinerant clothing salesman from Staten Island was arrested Wednesday as the suspected "John Doe Duffel Bag" serial killer accused in the deaths of three Brooklyn store owners in recent months, including an Iranian immigrant living in Great Neck gunned down on Friday.

The suspect, Salvatore E. Perrone, who turns 64 Thursday, was believed to be on the verge of committing a fourth murder...

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