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Man To Be Charged In Rockland County Teacher's Slaying
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 2, 2009
Modified Dec 2, 2009
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Clarkstown police will reportedly charge Eric Lau in connection with the killing of his neighbor, Suffern teacher Jami Erlich. Police had sought Lau for questioning since discovering Erlich's body, which was beaten and stabbed, on Sunday. The Journal News reports that the 32-year-old, who didn't report to work on Monday and Tuesday, "was captured Tuesday night" in New City "after he was chased through the woods by a town officer and a tracking dog after a day-long." Lau's mother told WCBS 2 that her son was a "good man" and "said her son had told her about Erlich moving into the complex but said nothing more about her."
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