Complete coverage: Marcelo Lucero and the 'Patchogue 7'

Jeffrey Conroy, 17, right, is led out of a police station for arraignment in Central Islip on Nov. 10, 2008 in connection with the murder of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero, left. Credit: Lucero Family, James Carbone
Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was fatally stabbed Nov. 8, 2008 in Patchogue after he and a friend were surrounded by seven teenagers who had gone out looking to attack Latinos, a bias crime that drew national attention to Suffolk County. The teens, who came to be known as the "Patchogue 7," were sentenced to varying amounts of time in prison.
Brother: Vigil for Lucero for ‘peace and love’
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Opinion: Trump’s LI visit dishonors my brother's memory
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Brown: Memory of Lucero killing lives on in Patchogue
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Hate crime victim remembered on LI
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Court won't reinstate Marcelo Lucero family's lawsuit
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Hate crime victim Marcelo Lucero remembered
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Judge dismisses $40M Marcelo Lucero suit
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Last attacker sentenced for role in Lucero killing
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Medford man gets 8 years in Patchogue hate-crime attack
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Four sentenced in Lucero hate-crime attack
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Conroy settles in at prison, as dad, pastor raise funds
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Jeffrey Conroy gets 25 years in hate-crime killing
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Jeffrey Conroy sits for 1st interview since arrest
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Jury finds Jeffrey Conroy guilty in hate-crime slaying
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Teen: I saw Jeffrey Conroy holding knife
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On eve of trial's start, family recalls Lucero's life
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Patchogue hate crime defendant: 'I'm not a monster'
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Indictment upgrades accusation to murder for 1 of 7 high school students arrested in hate-crime killing
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Ashes of Marcelo Lucero laid to rest in Ecuador
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Those who knew Marcelo Lucero as a good friend are stunned, saddened
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They wanted to find a Hispanic, any Hispanic, to beat up, prosecutors say
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Patchogue stabbing victim's mother recalls her son, seeks justice as she awaits body for burial
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Patchogue man slain in hate crime attack moved from Ecuador to pursue American dream, brother says
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Cops: 7 teens went looking to beat someone up, and a Patchogue man of Ecuadorean descent ended up stabbed to death
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