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Police: Man found dead in Westport committed suicide

Police say autopsy results show the Fairfield man found dead on an island off the coast of Westport committed suicide.  Westport police say the body of William Sapone, 61, was found on Cockeone Island

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Apr 15, 2015, 9:15 PM

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