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Wife pleads not guilty in Fort Salonga stabbing death

Quick ReadKathleen Prisco, 48, crying and distraught, pleaded not guilty in the death Friday morning of her husband, Ralph.

Kathleen Prisco has been charged with second-degree murder

Photo credit: SCPD | Kathleen Prisco has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of her husband, Ralph Prisco, in Fort Salonga. (Oct. 31, 2009)

A Fort Salonga mother described by neighbors as mild-mannered was on suicide watch in the Riverhead jail Saturday after being charged in a fatal knife attack on her husband that officials say has no clear motive.

Kathleen Prisco was led in handcuffs, crying and distraught, into a Central Islip courtroom Saturday. Through her attorney, she pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death...

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