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Judge vacates man's conviction in wife's murder

John Grega appears in Windham District Court in

Photo credit: AP | John Grega appears in Windham District Court in Brattleboro, Vt. for a status hearing. (July 26, 2012)

A former Long Island man serving life in prison for his wife's murder in Vermont is expected to be released on bail after a judge vacated his conviction Tuesday and ordered a new trial based on DNA evidence.

John Grega, 50, formerly of Lake Grove, could post $75,000 bail as early as Wednesday after spending 18 years in prison for the rape and murder of Christine Grega, 31, in September 1994...

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