Friday, September 18, 2009

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Two men accused of cooking body due in court

DEDHAM, Mass. -- Two Massachusetts men accused of killing a drug dealer over a debt, then dismembering and cooking the man's body, are scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court.

Paul Moccia of Dedham and Daniel Bradley of Westwood are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.

Prosecutors say the 49-year-old Moccia and the 48-year-old Bradley shot Angel Antonio Ramirez, a construction worker from Guatemala who lived in Framingham. They say Moccia owed Ramirez $70,000 from drug deals and decided to kill him instead of paying.

Prosecutors say that to get rid of evidence, the pair dismembered the body and cooked the remains at a Walpole concrete company co-owned by Bradley. No body was ever found.

Both men pleaded not guilty in district court.

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