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Man Who Committed Suicide At Mohegan Sun 'Person Of Interest' In East Hampton Murder

Report Says State Police Are Investigating Whether Oscar Wojtanowski Committed Suicide at Mohegan Sun Garage

The ex-boyfriend of an East Hampton woman who was found dead on her home Friday is dead. Oscar Wojtanowski was one of several people considered a person of interest in the death of Jaclyn Fitzgerald, according to East Hampton Police.

WVIT-Channel 30 is reporting that the state medical examiner's office confirmed late Monday afternoon it had Wojtanowski's body. State police are investigating whether Wojtanowski committed suicide Sunday by jumping off the fifth level of a parking garage at Mohegan Sun Casino.

The death of Fitzgerald was ruled a homicide over the weekend. Fitzgerald, 24, was found deceased in her home on 30 Namonee Trail in East Hampton on Friday. She is a 2005 graduate of Daniel Hand High School.

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On Friday morning, Danielle Pagano, the sister of Fitzgerald, wrote on Wojtanowski's Facebook page,"Where the [expletive] is my sister!"

Police from East Hampton and Newington joined a state police crime squad on Saturday for an investigation at an apartment complex in Newington. 

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Any information or leads should be directed to the East Hampton Police Department at 860-267-9922.


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