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Childhood friend recalls being stabbed in the back by man charged with murder after body found in backyard

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The same man now accused of first-degree murder in Portsmouth was convicted more than 40 years ago of stabbing a childhood acquaintance, who said a light jail sentence at the time failed to hold that person accountable

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  1. WAVY Norfolk

    Childhood acquaintance remembers stab in the back 41 years ago by Gregory Coffey, now charged with first-degree murder (opens WAVY Norfolk)

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    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The same man now accused of first-degree murder in Portsmouth was convicted more than 40 years ago of stabbing a childhood acquaintance, who said a light jail sentence at the time failed to hold that person accountable.

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    Childhood friend recalls being stabbed in the back by man charged with murder after body found in backyard (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    The same man now accused of first-degree murder in Portsmouth was convicted more than 40 years ago of stabbing a childhood acquaintance, who said a light jail sentence at the time failed to hold that person accountable

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