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Man found guilty in 1996 slaying of Tinton Falls teacher

An Ocean County jury found Michael LaSane guilty Wednesday of the 1996 murder of Tinton Falls teacher Kathleen Weinstein. The verdict came in after less than half a day of deliberations. LaSane, then

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