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Yonkers actor accused in NYPD cop murder wants confession thrown out

Two Yonkers men accused of killing an off-duty NYPD officer while breaking into a house were back in Bronx Criminal Court Thursday. The lawyer for actor Lillo Brancato Jr. filed a motion to have his

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May 5, 2006, 4:21 PM

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