E. Orange man gets life plus 15 for hammer murder

(AP) - An East Orange man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years for the brutal murder of a New JerseyInstitute of Technology student two years ago. Twenty-two-year-old Shaun Clifton-Short

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E. Orange man gets life plus 15 for hammer murder

(AP) - An East Orange man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years for the brutal murder of a New JerseyInstitute of Technology student two years ago. Twenty-two-year-old Shaun Clifton-Short

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