Charges approved for suspect in Kensington murders

    Charges have been approved for the arrest of Antonio Rodriguez for the murders of Elaine Goldberg, Nicole Piacentini and Casey Mahoney, the Philadelphia police department said in a statement. Rodrgriguez was expected to be formally arraigned Wednesday evening.

    Murder and rape are among the charges he faces.

    Rodriguez was arrested Monday night. DNA from Rodriguez was tested against samples from the victims, and a match was confirmed.

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