A man who served prison time for manslaughter has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend by stabbing her dozens of times.
John W. Smith Jr., 46, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in the December stabbing death of Elaine Coleman. Coleman, 47, was found slain on Dec. 4 in her apartment on the 500 block of 23rd Place NE Washington.
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