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Haverstraw murder suspect Eugene Palmer to granddaughter: 'I'm going to take your mother down'

Originally published: September 25, 2012 7:43 AM
Updated: September 25, 2012 10:59 PM
By SARAH ARMAGHAN  sarah.sarmaghan@cablevision.com

Rosemarie Palmer, John Pannirello and Violet Pannirello hold

Photo credit: Sarah Armaghan | Rosemarie Palmer, John Pannirello and Violet Pannirello hold a photo of Tammy Palmer, who was found murdered near her home in the Town of Haverstraw. (Sept. 25, 2012)

Sixteen-year-old Rosemarie Palmer's connection with her mother ran so deep that when school security pulled her out of her third-period psychology class, she knew something had happened to her best friend.

"The first thing I asked was, 'Where's my mom?' " Palmer said. "I just started crying and freaking out, saying, 'She's not dead! She's not dead!' "

It was moments later when her father,...

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