Friday, November 20, 2009

Syracuse, NY: Man admits strangling wife, tossing body into reservoir

Associated Press - November 20, 2009 3:05 AM ET

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A 23-year-old Syracuse-area man admits he strangled his wife and tossed her body into a reservoir in the Hudson Valley.

Alex Martinez of the town of Clay pleaded guilty Thursday before state Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti to second-degree murder for the April 18 death of 21-year-old Angela Harris.

Martinez admitted he strangled Harris with his hands in their apartment while their 6-month-old son was in the room. Then he drove her body to Dutchess County and threw her into the Beacon Reservoir.

The prosecutor says the couple had gotten into a fight after arguing about being on each other's MySpace accounts.

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