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Relatives, friends baffled by mother's murder-suicide attempt in Perth Amboy

Family members and friends are trying to make sense of why a woman threw her baby from a bridge in Perth Amboy and then jumped in herself Friday. Investigators believe 24-year-old Jerlisa Contrares tried

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Jun 17, 2006, 7:17 PM

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