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Las Vegas man convicted of killing girlfriend, her daughter

On Monday a jury found Manuel Mata III guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of Maria Flores and one count of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Elizabeth Gomez, as well as one count of attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon for critically wounding her 4-year-old daughter.

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