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The host of a Halloween party, where a man was stabbed to death, was arrested and charged with facilitating an under age alcohol party.

Robert Brackett, 20, of 157 Bedford Road, is free on $3,000 personal recognizance bail pending arraignment on Dec. 8 in Merrimack District Court.

About 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Christopher Vydfol, 20, of Nashua was stabbed once in the chest during the party at Brackett's Bedford Road home. Vydfol died a short time later at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua.

Corey Furgal, 23, of 16 Bel Air Ave., Merrimack, was arrested in the killing and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

He is being held without bail pending a probable cause hearing on Nov. 10.

Vydfol was stabbed when he tried to break up a fight, friends and family told New Hampshire Union Leader.

Police said they seized a quantity of alcholic beverages from the property and nine people under the age of 21 were taken into protective custody and then released to responsible individuals.

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Regardless of whether the parents were there or not, murderers will do what they do if ANYBODY is there. He did it OUTSIDE. Nobody deserves to be MURDERED. How DARE you blame the parents Bill. These children were having fun at a holiday party. You think the parents aren't feeling guilt? The kids were being responsible, besides the one who maliciously killed an innocent person. Think before you speak, Bill.
- Jessica, merrimack nh

Last I knew Bill, not only are you old enough to vote at eighteen but you can also stay home alone! Please! Parents get blamed enough, but at some point we are adults and make our own decision...Hosting a party with alcohol available to minors is wrong, the additional 9 (probably intoxicated) people were released to responsible individuals it didn't state their parents...This was not a costume and candy party of 13 year olds here,

Whether it was this home or a college dorm....underaged adults will party and drink if they choose too...illegal or not. I do not agree that it is right, but it is fact.
- T, Merrimack

Where were the parents?
- Bill, merrimack,nh

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