Man enters plea in wife’s slaying
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A Ventura County businessman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder-for-hire charges in the stabbing death of his estranged wife in a Century City parking garage.
James Fayed, who was engaged in a bitter divorce with his wife, Pamela, is accused of arranging her killing in July.
A preliminary hearing was set for Nov. 6, said Fayed’s attorney, Mark Werksman.
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