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Second Suspect Goes on Trial for Raleigh Murder

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RALEIGH — A man accused of killing an elderly Raleighman is on trial. Flor Perez III is accused of killing Charles Murphy.

Murphy was a retired North Carolina State University employee. His bodywas found in a wooded area near Dunn in January, 1996. Police say Perezand his girlfriend Leslie Locklear stole Murphy's car and tried to flee toConnecticut.

Locklear has already been convicted of second-degree murder.

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