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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

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."

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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