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Two high school sweethearts were found dead together Monday in a courtyard after plummeting six stories off a White Plains Road building. A medical examiner determined Melissa Lopez, 19, and Michael

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High school sweethearts dead after 6-story drop

Two high school sweethearts were found dead together Monday in a courtyard after plummeting six stories off a White Plains Road building. A medical examiner determined Melissa Lopez, 19, and Michael

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