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Queens, NY - More than five months since Dr. Daniel Malakov was shot to death, neighbors still come up to his father to offer condolences. But some refuse to offer a word to the family of the slain orthodontist's estranged wife.

Dr. Mazaltov Borukhova is accused of paying a distant cousin nearly $20,000 to shoot him after losing a bitter custody battle over their 5-year-old daughter. He was shot execution-style in front of Borukhova and the girl near a playground.

The shooting has roiled New York's close-knit community of conservative Bukharian Jews and, although the case is still in the courts, many in their community have already reached their verdicts against the wife's family.

"The community doesn't want to communicate with them," said Efraim Penhasov, 60, who lives near Daniel's office. "They're scared to talk to them, because everybody knows they killed Daniel."

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