A Maryland teen-ager facing murder charges in Israel pleaded innocent to the main charge stemming from the 1997 killing. At a hearing Monday, Samuel Sheinbein pleaded guilty only to helping an alleged accomplice, Aaron Needle, dispose of the dismembered body of fellow Maryland teen Alfred Tello. Needle, who was arrested shortly after the murder, committed suicide in his detention cell.
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