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Tappan Zee jumper pleads guilty to manslaughter

The Tappan Zee bridge photographed on the north

Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | The Tappan Zee bridge photographed on the north side during a tour provided by the New York Thruway Authority. (March 13, 2012)

The troubled Bronx man who survived a naked death plunge off the Tappan Zee Bridge while arm in arm with his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of the former biology teacher exactly one year ago Thursday.

Christopher Shears, 45, pleaded guilty June 18 to a second-degree manslaughter charge for intending to aid in the suicide of his girlfriend, Alfa Choice,...

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