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To: circlecity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Land_fire

The Happy Land fire was an arson fire that killed 87 people trapped in an unlicensed social club named “Happy Land”, at 1959 Southern Boulevard in the West Farms section of the Bronx in New York City on March 25, 1990. Most of the victims were young Hondurans celebrating Carnival,[1] largely drawn from members of the local Garifuna American community.[2][3] Unemployed Cuban refugee Julio González, whose former girlfriend was employed at the club, was arrested soon afterward and ultimately convicted of arson and murder.


22 posted on 06/14/2016 7:08:43 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

He was eligible for parole during March 2015 as New York law states that the sentences for multiple murders occurring during one act will be served concurrently, rather than consecutively.[5]

González was denied parole in March 2015. He will be eligible again in November 2016


67 posted on 06/14/2016 8:02:05 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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