Jackson Man Pleads Guilty, Says Friend’s Mom Organized Long Branch Murders

A former Long Branch woman enlisted her son and his friend to murder her daughter more than 25 years ago and, months later, enticed them with the promise of insurance money to kill her husband, a Jackson man told a judge, according to a published report.

A Jackson, pleaded guilty in state Superior Court to two counts of conspiracy to commit murder.
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Jon Craig

02/21/2020 6:40 p.m.

Jose Carrero, 48, of Jackson, pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor to two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a plea agreement that requires him to testify against the mother and son, the Asbury Park Press reported on Friday.

Carrero admitted conspiring with Dolores Morgan, formerly known as Dolores Connors, and her son, Ted Connors, to first murder Ana Mejia, 25, of Dec. 8, 1994, and later to murder Nicholas Connors, 51, on May 14, 1995, the APP said.

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