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STILL UNSOLVED: Leads Sought Years After Brooklyn Man Shot Dead In Morris County Salvage Yard STILL UNSOLVED: Leads Sought Years After Brooklyn Man Shot Dead In Morris County Salvage Yard
Still Unsolved: Leads Sought Years After Brooklyn Man Shot Dead In Morris County Salvage Yard Investigators continue to search for clues nearly three decades after a 32-year-old Brooklyn man was found shot dead in the parking lot of a Morris County auto salvage yard. Elbrous Evdoev was found dead of gunshot wounds in the parking lot of G.I. Auto Salvage, Inc. at 85 Old Bloomfield Ave. in Pine Brook section just after 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 1993, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. Evdoev was last seen alive at his home at 3710 Laurel Ave. in the Seagate section of Brooklyn on Monday, Feb. 15, 1993. The case was ruled a homicide and remains unsolved. Anyone with info…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Newborn Abandoned In Morris County Honored With Annual Christmas Eve Service Newborn Abandoned In Morris County Honored With Annual Christmas Eve Service
Newborn Abandoned In Morris County Honored With Annual Christmas Eve Service Police in Morris County are holding an annual graveside service for Baby Mary — a newborn who was found abandoned on Christmas Eve by two boys playing in the woods in the 1980s. Her death remains unsolved. The body of a newborn girl was found by two boys playing near 7 Harmony Lane in Mendham Township on Christmas Eve in 1984, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. The newborn’s death was ruled a homicide, and she was adopted by the police department with help from Chaplain Father Mike Drury, named Baby Mary and given a proper burial at St. Joe's in the borough. “Every Christ…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
35 Years Later, Morris County Homicide Of Decorated WWI Veteran Lester Mickens Still Unsolved 35 Years Later, Morris County Homicide Of Decorated WWI Veteran Lester Mickens Still Unsolved
35 Years Later, Morris County Homicide Of Decorated WWI Veteran Lester Mickens Still Unsolved It’s been 35 years since a decorated WWI veteran was found dead inside his Morris County home, and authorities continue to seek answers in hopes of making an arrest. Lester Mickens, 89, was last seen alive by a neighbor sitting on the front porch of his home at 1671 Rt. 23 in Kinnelon around 3 p.m. on Sept. 17, 1986, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. Mickens’ body was found inside his home the following day around 9 a.m., authorities said. Mickens lived alone and was a decorated WWI veteran. The case was ruled a homicide and remains unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
4 Decades Later, Morris County Bowling Alley Break-In And Watchman Homicide Remains Unsolved 4 Decades Later, Morris County Bowling Alley Break-In And Watchman Homicide Remains Unsolved
4 Decades Later, Morris County Bowling Alley Break-In And Watchman Homicide Remains Unsolved More than 40 years after the beloved watchman of a Morris County bowling alley was found dead inside the establishment following a break-in, authorities continue to seek answers in hopes of making an arrest. Walter Burd, of Main Road in Landing, was found dead inside the Circle Lanes Bowling Alley in Ledgewood as authorities responded to a report of a break-in at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 1980, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. Burd, 57, had worked as the night watchman at the bowling alley, authorities said. It’s been exactly 41 years since his body was found. The case…

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by Valerie Musson