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Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial
Flawed DNA Test Gets Bergen Man Doing Life For Beating, Burning Woman, 70, New Trial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of a 70-year-old Bergen County woman bludgeoned and burned in her home wasn’t reliable enough to convict a man who’s now serving a life sentence for her murder, a state appeals court ruled. Daniel Rochat, 46, of Wood-Ridge, has already been moved from New Jersey State Prison in Trenton to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack in anticipation of a new trial following the Appellate Division ruling. He remains charged with various counts of murder and felony murder, as well as aggravated arson, desecrating human remains, burglary, hindering arrest and f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities Release Details In Murder Of Jersey City Teen Authorities Release Details In Murder Of Jersey City Teen
Authorities Release Details In Murder Of Jersey City Teen Authorities have released details in the murder of a 16-year-old boy Thursday in Jersey City. Pedro Rodriguez was shot near 600 Communipaw Avenue around 11:45 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene about 15 minutes later. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department.  No arrests had been made as of Friday morning.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: West New York Man Beat 62-Year-Old Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: West New York Man Beat 62-Year-Old Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says
Update: West New York Man Beat 62-Year-Old Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says Charges have been upgraded for a 33-year-old West New York man arrested in connection with his 62-year-old mother's death, authorities said Sunday. Emmanuel Gonzalez was initially charged with aggravated assault after his mom, Irma L. Pons, was found unresponsive in a bedroom and pronounced dead Thursday afternoon, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the West New York Police Department responded to 439 66th St., unit 2 on reports of an unresponsive woman around 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Suarez said. Pons was pronounced dead 15 minutes later, the prosecutor said. The …

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by Cecilia Levine