Preliminary hearing set in father slaying case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Friday in the case of an Orange County man accused of killing his 90-year-old father. Police say Thomas Martin strangled his father to death and hid his body

News 12 Staff

May 27, 2014, 9:40 PM

Updated 3,625 days ago

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Preliminary hearing set in father slaying case
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Friday in the case of an Orange County man accused of killing his 90-year-old father.
Police say Thomas Martin strangled his father to death and hid his body in the basement of the family's home on Scotchtown Collabar Road. Police have not disclosed a possible motive in the killing.
Martin is being held without bail at the Orange County Jail.


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