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Prison officials: Cheshire home invasion killer tried to hang himself

Prison officials say one of the two men convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters during the Cheshire home invasion is getting mental health treatment after trying to kill himself last week.

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Aug 26, 2016, 2:36 PM

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