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UWS Murder Victim Reportedly Pregnant
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 10, 2009
Modified Feb 10, 2009
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The Post adds a sad detail to the Upper West Side murder-suicide: Debra Silver, who was apparently fatally shot by boyfriend Michael Ruiz in her West 93rd Street apartment, was pregnant. The Post reports Silver, who was pregnant from IVF, "was in her first trimester of pregnancy, according to two law-enforcement sources." It's believed Ruiz, who was married but his wife had filed for divorce, was jealous because Silver had been making dinner for her ex-boyfriend Dan Tedlie. Silver was shot in the face and chest and Tedlie was shot in the chest, before Ruiz killed himself. A friend of both Silver and Tedlie told the Post, "I didn't know the nature of their relationship, but to think that anyone would feel threatened by Dan is completely unreal. Dan was forever a nice guy."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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