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Police searched Sunday for an uncle from Passaic accused of taking his 3-year-old niece from her home and killing her. Authorities say Juan Mendez, 21, left his family's Passaic home early Saturday morning

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Police searched Sunday for an uncle from Passaic accused of taking his 3-year-old niece from her home and killing her. Authorities say Juan Mendez, 21, left his family's Passaic home early Saturday morning

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