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Central Jersey Man Who Killed Father, Hid His Body Sentenced: Prosecutors Central Jersey Man Who Killed Father, Hid His Body Sentenced: Prosecutors
Central Jersey Man Who Killed Father, Hid His Body Sentenced: Prosecutors A Monmouth County man will spend more than 20 years in prison after admitting to killing his father and hiding his body in their home almost two years ago, authorities said. Kenneth Knapp Jr., 32, of Matawan, was sentenced on Thursday, Apr. 18 to 30 years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 23 to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree desecration of human remains. Matawan police were called to the family's home on Matawan Avenue on Sunday, May 1, 2022, for a welfare check on 58…

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by Chris Spiker
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Jersey Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Father, Hiding His Body: Prosecutors Jersey Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Father, Hiding His Body: Prosecutors
Jersey Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Father, Hiding His Body: Prosecutors A Monmouth County man admitted to killing his father and hiding his body in their home almost two years ago, authorities said. Kenneth Knapp Jr., 32, of Matawan, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 23 to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree desecration of human remains. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the guilty plea on Thursday, Jan. 25. Matawan police were called to the family's home on Matawan Avenue on Sunday, May 1, 2022, for a welfare check on 58-year-old Kenneth Knapp Sr. Friends and family members said they weren't able to contact him over th…

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by Chris Spiker
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Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
Mom Of Dead Teaneck Twin Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter The mother of a 7-week-old Teaneck infant who was beaten to death and a twin who was critically injured three years ago this weekend has been charged in connection with the case, authorities announced. Raeshonn Corbo, a 30-year-old Englewood native who was once a promising local high school basketball player, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, aggravated assault and child endangerment. The children’s father, Jonathan Melendez of the Bronx, has been awaiting trial on similar charges. Corbo was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 20, after a grand jury in Hackensack ret…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Mom, 19, Killed Baby Hours After Giving Birth: Prosecutor A 19-year-old woman from Central Jersey has been accused of killing her newborn baby, authorities said. Jessica Farag gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday, June 8, just hours before police were called to her Jamesburg home for a welfare check, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Both the mom and the baby were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead, Ciccone said alongside Jamesburg Police Chief James Craparotta. Farag was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree desecr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder
Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder A Jersey City man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for killing his 67-year-old girlfriend in their shared apartment last year, authorities said. Rand March, 66, is required to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In April, he pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and admitted in court to using a knife to kill Kimberly Haston, authorities said. Haston was found lifeless on the floor of her Court House Place apartment with a gash across her neck by Jersey City police of…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty In 2019 Deadly Shooting Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty In 2019 Deadly Shooting
Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty In 2019 Deadly Shooting A Jersey City man entered a guilty plea in connection with a deadly shooting in 2019, authorities announced. Victor Lopez, 54, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter related to the killing of Brandon Magwood, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Superior Court Judge Vincent Militello presided over the plea hearing, which was attended by Magwood's family. The State is recommending a sentence of 16 years in New Jersey State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act. More than $2,600 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Magwood's family …

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by Cecilia Levine