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Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Surf City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Surf City Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
Sherry Lee Heffernan Sentenced A Pennsylvania realtor convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore will spend the rest of her life in state prison, authorities said. Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, received two life sentences on Friday, May 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. After a four-week trial, a jury found her guilty of two murder charges on Friday, Mar. 1. Prosecutors said Heffernan killed 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester back in September 2021. "This defendant will …

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by Chris Spiker
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Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead
Déjà Vu: Paterson Ex-Con Gets Life With No Parole For 30 Years For Shooting City Dad Of 6 Dead UPDATE: A Paterson ex-con who was convicted of murder for the second time following a retrial was re-sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of a city father of six. Charles Grant must serve 30 years before he’ll be eligible for parole for killing Isaac "Blaze" Tucker, 40, in 2015 under the sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed on Thursday, Dec. 15. Jurors in Paterson originally convicted Grant four years ago of gunning down Tucker. Grant was serving a life sentence for the killing when a state appeals court overturned the verdict, ruling that certain evidenc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial
Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial A convict who's 10 years into serving two life sentences for shooting and killing his wife and a congregant at a Clifton church wants New Jersey's highest court to overturn his conviction. Joseph "Sanish" Pallipurath, 40, argues in an appeal to the state Supreme Court that his attorney should have mounted an insanity defense during his trial in Superior Court in Paterson in 2011. Reshma James, 24, had been trying to flee an abusive arranged marriage in India that continued after Pallipurath brought her back with him to California, prosecutors said at the time. James obtained a r…

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by Jerry DeMarco