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Testimony begins in custody battle over slain Haverstraw mom's kids

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)

A Rockland County judge began hearing testimony Monday about who should be given custody of the two children of a slain Haverstraw woman: the teens' father or their maternal grandparents.

Tammy Palmer's 16-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son have been living with their grandparents since their mother was fatally shot Sept. 24, allegedly by her estranged husband's father, Eugene Palmer. But...

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