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Mastic man faces murder charges in woman's slaying

A Mastic man who prosecutors say killed a woman in her apartment after she rejected his advances was indicted Wednesday on second-degree murder charges in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead.

Guenter Wende, 42, was arraigned and ordered held without bail by County Court Judge C. Randall Hinrichs.

His attorney, Jason Bassett of Central Islip, said Wende did not kill Laura Pizzini, 25, of...

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