Man convicted of strangling woman, 80, in 1975

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged with killing an 80-year-old woman during a Los Angeles burglary four decades ago has been convicted of first-degree murder.

Prosecutors say the jury convicted Dennis Vazquez Wednesday after only an hour-and-a-half in deliberations. Vasquez, who’s 55, faces a possible life sentence.

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