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Suspect in 1800mattress.com slaying unfit for trial

Quick ReadA Nassau judge Thursday found the son of the founder of bedding giant 1800mattress.com unfit to stand trial for the May murder of his mother, and sent him to a secure upstate psychiatric facility indefinitely.

Eduardo Barragan, the 1-800-Mattress heir accused of killing

Photo credit: Frank Koester | Eduardo Barragan, the 1-800-Mattress heir accused of killing his stepmother last year, is led into Nassau County Court, where Judge David Sullivan will hear his case. (Nov. 5, 2009)

A Nassau judge Thursday found the son of the founder of bedding giant 1800mattress.com unfit to stand trial for the May beating death of his mother, and sent him to a secure upstate psychiatric facility indefinitely.

Nassau County Judge David Sullivan said in court that Eduardo Barragan, 38, of Searingtown, had been examined by two psychiatrists, both of whom determined that he is mentally...

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