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Spring Valley man faces 12 years in slaying of Haitian community leader Rene Charles

Originally published: January 7, 2013 12:16 PM
Updated: January 7, 2013 6:30 PM
By TIMOTHY O'CONNOR  timothy.oconnor@cablevision.com

Daniel Jean Baptiste, 69, pleaded guilty in Rockland

Daniel Jean Baptiste, 69, pleaded guilty in Rockland County Court on Monday morning in connection with the Oct. 20, 1994, shooting death of Rene Charles. (Jan. 7, 2013)

A Spring Valley man faces a 12-year prison sentence after pleading guilty Monday in the long-unsolved slaying of a Haitian community leader, authorities said.

Daniel Jean-Baptiste, 69, pleaded guilty in Rockland County Court to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 20, 1994, shooting death of Rene Charles, a real estate broker, outside his Spring Valley home on North Cole Avenue,...

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