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Closing Arguments Begin In New Year's Murder Case

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Closing arguments in the trial for a man accused of strangling a Rancho Cordova woman to death have begun.

Demetrius Shaffer is accused of murdering 37-year-old Rajeet Singh on New Year's Day last year.

Witnesses say they saw Shaffer with Singh at a poker room just hours before her body was discovered in Rancho Cordova.

Investigators say DNA evidence connect him to the killing.

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