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Wednesday marks 12 years since Waterbury man went missing

Today marks 12 years since the disappearance of a Waterbury man. Billy Smolinski, 31, vanished in 2004 after his family says he learned his girlfriend was having an affair with a married politician.

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Aug 24, 2016, 2:13 PM

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