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Hampton Bays man suspected in California slaying
Quick ReadLI friends of man wanted for 2001 California murder called him their "brother," said he is a "really good kid."
Erick Morales, 27, who was first apprehended in Hampton Bays, Long Island, on Oct. 12, 2009, is wanted in Daly City, Calif., in connection with a 2001 stabbing death, police said. He had been featured in "America's Most Wanted."
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A Guatemalan man who eluded authorities for years, fleeing across the country and starting a new life in Hampton Bays before he was caught this week, will be extradited to California where he faces murder charges.
Erick Morales - featured on "America's Most Wanted" - waived his right to an extradition hearing Wednesday in Riverhead court, agreeing to return to California after New York State...
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