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Man linked to 2012 West Reading killing by foam cup, discarded cigarette is sentenced

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A New Jersey was sentenced to state prison in a 2012 West Reading murder that authorities solved thanks to a foam cup and cigarette butt. Vallis Slaughter, 40, pleaded guilty Monday before Berks County Judge James Gavin to third-degree murder. Gavin then sentenced him to 15 to 30 years in state prison. Slaughter shot and killed 34-year-old Julio Torres on March 24, 2012, in a diner parking lot after the two men got into a late-night argument. Wh…

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readingeagle broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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