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Sources: Farmingdale couple were troubled

Left, Facebook.com image of Heather Kowalczik, the mother

Photo credit: Facebook ; Ed Betz | Left, Facebook.com image of Heather Kowalczik, the mother of a toddler whose body was discovered by police in the backyard of a home in Farmingdale. Right, the area of the backyard where police say they found the child's body. (Oct. 6, 2012)

The mother of a baby boy who was found buried in a backyard and her boyfriend led troubled lives since moving to Farmingdale two years ago, according to people who knew them.

Heather Kowalczik and Robert Rodriguez often paid their $1,550-a-month rent a few days late, their landlord said. Their two children both had disabilities, and one required a feeding tube, according to their baby-sitter....

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