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Woman Refuses to Plead Guilty in Murder of Indian American Drug Dealer
The Brookdale Community College student rejected to plead guilty with a 10-year prison sentence, and instead chose to face trial with the possibility of a 125-year sentence.
Raquel Garajau, 21, of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has rejected a plea deal and has chosen to stand trial for the murder of Indian American Trupal Patel, 29, of Brick, New Jersey.
According to a Patch.com report, Garajau and her boyfriend, Joseph C. Villani, 21, of Ocean Township, New Jersey, were indicted in May 2017 on charges of robbing and killing Patel, whose body was found on February 22, 2017, in Shark River Park.