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Police have arrested a man in the murder case of former Giuliani aide Martin Barreto. The AP reports that police went to a temporary employment agency looking for records of Edwin Ramos, and Ramos "happened to walk into the business" while detectives were there. Ramos, described as a "homeless drug addict," was caught after a chase. more ›

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Yesterday, the papers reported that a man, Martin Barreto, was found dead in an apartment at 23 East 10th Street. And now it turns out that Barreto was a former press aide under Mayor Giuliani and had been strangled. The doorman apartment building, The Albert, is right off University Place, and Barreto lived in an apartment owned by his cousin and his cousin's wife. A doorman said one to two men visited Barreto late Sunday night-early Monday morning and that Barreto said he was expecting them; the Post's information says that one man visited briefly, and then two hours later, another man stopped by for 10-15 minutes. The police were called when a neighbor, concerned since Barreto had not answered any calls or responded to knocks on the door, contacted a doorman. more ›