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NJ College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case NJ College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case
NJ College Cracks Hot Missing Persons Case Students and staff from a New Jersey college center have cracked a hot missing persons case from across the country. The Ramapo College of New Jersey's Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center (IGG) worked in collaboration with authorities in St. Louis County, MI, to successfully identify “St. Louis John Doe,” who had been missing since 2021. "This was a hot case, which generally refers to the presence of active, investigative leads," reads a release from Ramapo College's IGG. "The use of IGG in hot cases is a fairly new and growing concept." IGG's assistant director, Cairenn Binder, sa…
South Jersey Men Sentenced In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Men Sentenced In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Men Sentenced In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Seabrook was sentenced to 48 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in a fatal shooting, authorities said. Cleve W. Lewis was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, burglary and weapons offenses, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. A 44-year-old co-defendant, Gregrey A. Coombs of Seabrook was sentenced to 30 years in state prison for conspiracy to commit murder, she said. A third defendant is awaiting sentencing in the murder case. On Nov. 6, 2019, around 11:27 p.m., in Millville City, police were dispatched to an&nb…
NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings
NJ Woman's Long-Ago Disappearance Leads To Arrest In Long Island Serial Killings A decade-long hunt for a serial killer that began after an escort from New Jersey went missing on Long Island has led to the arrest of a midtown Manhattan architect who investigators believe preyed on prostitutes. Rex Heuermann, 59, of Massapequa Park was seized after authorities matched his DNA during a full-scale investigation of what became known as the Gilgo Beach murders. What began as a search for Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old Craigslist escort who lived in Jersey City, led to the discovery of the skeletal remains of four victims along a sandy stretch of Long Island highway in 2010.…
Maintenance Man Arrested In 2013 Camden County Killing: Prosecutor Maintenance Man Arrested In 2013 Camden County Killing: Prosecutor
Maintenance Man Arrested In 2013 Camden County Killing: Prosecutor With the help of DNA, charges have been filed in connection with the killing of a 59-year-old woman in 2013, authorities said. Joseph Grisoff, 59, of Mount Laurel, was arrested on Wednesday, May 10 on first-degree murder charges in the death of Carol Reiff of Gloucester Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On June 21, 2013, Gloucester Township Police Department officers responded to the Lakeview Apartment Complex to check on Reiff. Reiff failed to appear for a scheduled trip with family members and was not answering her cell phone. Officers …
30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died 30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died
30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died A 30-year cold case investigation has led to identifying the alleged killer, who has since died, authorities said. The multi-agency probe "conclusively identified John Pelletier, formerly of Barnegat Township, as the individual responsible for the murder of Deborah 'Debbie' Ann Bloomquist, 30, of Ocean Township (Monmouth County), in Barnegat in 1991," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Pelletier passed away in North Dakota in 2015, he said. On Oct. 26, 1991, the body of a young woman, later identified as Deborah Ann Bloomquist, was discovered in a heavily wooded a…
COLD CASE CRACKED: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins COLD CASE CRACKED: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins
Cold CASE Cracked: DNA From Soda Can Helps Solve PalPark Business Break-Ins Palisades Park police cracked a pair of cold-case burglaries after the results of a DNA test on a soda can led them to a familiar face from a neighboring town. Officers responding to a break-in at what was then the Happy Diner on Broad Avenue in 2018 found a damaged and emptied cash register outside the Honey Pig Bossam next door, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. They contacted the owners of both businesses, one of whom reported finding an iPad and $100 missing – along with a soda can that had been left on a counter, he said. Sgt. Sean Cotrrell secured the can, which was sent to t…
Hitchhiker Found Guilty Of Killing South Jersey Motorist Who Gave Him A Lift: Prosecutor Says Hitchhiker Found Guilty Of Killing South Jersey Motorist Who Gave Him A Lift: Prosecutor Says
Hitchhiker Found Guilty Of Killing South Jersey Motorist Who Gave Him A Lift: Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old hitchhiker from South Jersey has been found guilty of fatally shooting a motorist who gave him a ride, authorities said. Jule L. Hannah, of Bridgeton, was convicted on Friday after a week-long jury trial, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Hannah was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the Jan. 15, 2017, shooting death of Miguel “Chuito” Lopez Jr. Lopez, 53, of Vineland, was reportedly giving Hannah a ride when the defendant, sitting in the front passenger’s seat, shot Lopez four times in the head and body, prosecutors have sai…
Daughter's DNA Test Finds NJ Mom Was Secretly Impregnated By Doctor, Lawsuit Says Daughter's DNA Test Finds NJ Mom Was Secretly Impregnated By Doctor, Lawsuit Says
Daughter's DNA Test Finds NJ Mom Was Secretly Impregnated By Doctor, Lawsuit Says A New Jersey woman filed a lawsuit against her OBGYN saying he impregnated her with his own sperm in the 1980s when she went in for artificial insemination and found out when her daughter took an online DNA test last year. Bianca Voss, of Clifton, accuses Dr. Martin Greenberg of "medical rape" in the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.   "Defendant stood over Plaintiff with her legs spread in stirrups and inserted his own bodily fluids into her," says the suit, filed May 25.  "Plaintiff would never have agreed to allow Defendant to use his own sperm …