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Cops use Facebook to probe 1984 Lynbrook cold case

Kelly Morrissey was last seen June 12, 1984,

Photo credit: Newsday File | Kelly Morrissey was last seen June 12, 1984, near the intersection of Earle Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook.

Nassau homicide detectives are using a popular social media website as an investigative tool to try to pry open new leads in a decades-old case: the 1984 disappearance of 15-year-old Kelly Morrissey of Lynbrook.

"We were looking into this case and we learned of some entries on a social networking site, Facebook," said Det. Lt. John Azzata, commander of the Nassau homicide squad, adding that...

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