Wife of Accused N.Y. Pharmacy Killer Reportedly Cooperating With Prosecutors
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The wife of accused New York pharmacy killer David Laffer is cooperating with prosecutors in an attempt to avoid a homicide rap, the New York Post reports.
"She's cooperating with investigators and she's trying to make a deal for herself," a law-enforcement source told the newspaper.
Melinda Laffer, 29, who blurted out "He did it! He did all of this!" after the couple's arrest a week ago, met with prosecutors Monday and Tuesday, the source said.
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Laffer, 33, has been held without bail on suicide watch, or protective custody, in the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead since he and his wife were arrested June 22 during a raid on their Medford home. He has pleaded not guilty to preliminary charges of first-degree murder and resisting arrest.
Laffer is suspected of entering Haven Drugs in Medford on a sunny Father's Day morning, and without announcing a robbery, opening fire on a pharmacist and his teen assistant, as well as two customers who happened upon the bloodbath, before fleeing.
Newscore and the Associated Press contributed to this report
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