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Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension an…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Toms River Woman Sentenced In Roommate's Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser Killing: Prosecutors Toms River Woman Sentenced In Roommate's Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser Killing: Prosecutors
Toms River Woman Sentenced In Roommate's Shower Rod, Tape Dispenser Killing: Prosecutors A Toms River woman will spend at least eight years in prison after admitting to her role in the death of her roommate, a former Manchester High School janitor, authorities said. Mary Carbone, 60, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to ten years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. She must serve eight-and-a-half years before she's eligible for parole under the No Early Release Act. Carbone pleaded guilty on Monday, July 8 to aggravated manslaughter. She had been indicted for murder in the death of 55-year-old Frank St…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Body Of Paramus Gym Owner, 35, Recovered From Vermont River: State Police Body Of Paramus Gym Owner, 35, Recovered From Vermont River: State Police
Body Of Paramus Gym Owner, 35, Recovered From Vermont River: State Police A 35-year-old Paramus man's body was believed to have been recovered from a river in Vermont on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 14 after a multi-day search, authorities said. Tuan Baldino was initially reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 10 after swimming in Mad River in the northern part of the state.  The search lasted several days and had to be suspended multiple times due to high and swift water condition, police said. Warren Falls, where the river was located, was closed all week as police searched for Baldino.  Police on Wednesday cautioned the public to expect continued ha…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
'Undone Melody': Funeral Held For Montclair State Freshman Found Dead In Newark Bay 'Undone Melody': Funeral Held For Montclair State Freshman Found Dead In Newark Bay
'Undone Melody': Funeral Held For Montclair State Freshman Found Dead In Newark Bay A funeral Mass was held Tuesday, March 19, for an 18-year-old Montclair State University freshman from Jersey City whose body was recovered from Newark Bay. Hayley Alvarado had been missing since just before Christmas last year. Her body was spotted and then recovered from the bay near Gregg County Park in Bayonne on March 5, according to the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department. The Filipino American teen reportedly was wearing the same blue "Delaware" t-shirt that her father said he bought her during a trip to Maryland two years ago, as well as the same pants and shoes. She was officially…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC
Update: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At Humc Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday that the death of a 39-year-old woman found in a backyard pool the day before is being investigated. Saddle River police were called to the $2.7 million home on Fox Hedge Road off East Allendale Road at 4:26 p.m. Monday, July 31. They began life-saving measures that were continued by Bergen County EMS paramedics, who also used a bag-valve mask as they rushed her to their rig. They continued CPR all the way to HUMC, where she was pronounced dead, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Musella said his Major Crimes Unit and Saddle …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police
BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police The last person to see a New Jersey woman before she was beaten to death in her home was found dead in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Peter Lestician, 53 — a teacher at South Brunswick High School an area softball coach — had been a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Sheila Maguire, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Lestician's body was found Friday, Sept. 2 in the front seat of a locked car near an abandoned barn near an ATV trail in Cooper Township in Clearfield County, by two men riding four-wheelers in the area, said Bradshaw alongside …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor ‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor
Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton.  On Tuesday, March 1, at approximately 5:32 p.m, Correctional Police Officers from the Cumberland County Department of Corrections discovered a 54-year-old male who was unresponsive in his cell.  His death appeared to be a suicide, but the cause is pending autopsy results, according to Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful, she said.  Notification was made to the Cumberland County …

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by Jon Craig
News
Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk
Totowa Trio Charged With Killing Paterson Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk UPDATE: One of three people charged with the brutal murder of a Paterson woman told detectives that she saw her live-in boyfriend and his father carry a large box from their Totowa home to the victim's car the night she was believed killed, authorities said. The victim, Stephanie DeJesus, 38, had driven to the Gordon Avenue home where Justin Fisher and Joelle Martucci lived with their young son the night of Feb. 23, documents say security video shows. She'd driven there from a nearby pharmacy, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Paterson. Martucci, 24, pulled up afterward…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child. Ricardo Rivera, 30, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest the day before, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Her office was contacted by Paterson police after the child was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 20, Valdes said.  An autopsy three days later found the youngster had died of blunt-force trauma, she said. “The subsequent investigation, including numerous witness statements, resulted in the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death
Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death A lawyer for the family of Long Island native Brian Laundrie said it may take two to three weeks for a forensic anthropologist to analyze his remains to provide a time and cause of death. Family Attorney Steven Bertolino, of East Islip in Suffolk County, told Fox News Digital the anthropologist will likely be able to provide some answers. An earlier autopsy by the Florida District 12 Medical Examiner conducted after Laundrie's remains were found on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Carlton Reserve in North Port, Florida, in Sarasota County came back inconclusive.  The remains were then sent to t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Brian Laundrie's Autopsy Inconclusive Brian Laundrie's Autopsy Inconclusive
Brian Laundrie's Autopsy Inconclusive An autopsy on Brian Laundrie's remains turned up inconclusive results, authorities announced Friday. An autopsy of the fugitive's bones was completed Friday, and his remains will be sent to an anthropologist for further examination, according to multiple news reports. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino said they had been hoping for more answers regarding a cause of death. Laundrie's remains were found Wednesday -- 37 days after he'd last been seen -- when his remains were found at Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park in an area that had previously been under water. Laundrie …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gabby Petito's Death Ruled Homicide, Search For Brian Laundrie Intensifies Gabby Petito's Death Ruled Homicide, Search For Brian Laundrie Intensifies
Gabby Petito's Death Ruled Homicide, Search For Brian Laundrie Intensifies The FBI confirmed that the remains found in Sunday in the Teton-Bridger National Forest were those of Gabby Petito, and the manner of death homicide. The final autopsy results will determined the cause of death. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue confirmed the remains are those of Gabrielle Venora Petito, date of birth March 19, 1999. Coroner Blue’s initial determination for the manner of death is homicide. The cause of death remains pending final autopsy results. pic.twitter.com/JoHenMZ9UU — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 21, 2021 The final autopsy results will determine how long …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel 'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel
'We Thought He Was A Friend': NJ Man Arrested In Grisly Double Homicide At New Hampshire Hotel A New Jersey man has been arrested for strangling and chopping two men to death at a New Hampshire hotel last week, authorities announced. Theodore Luckey, 42, of Asbury Park, is accused of killing David Hanford, 60, of Seaside Heights, and Nathan Cashman, 28, of Manchester, NH on Aug. 21, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella said. The two men were found dead -- one in the lobby and another in a hotel room -- by police responding to multiple 911 calls around 7 p.m. at Country Inn and Suites in Bedford, Formella said alongside state and local police. Autopsies conducted by Deput…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman
New Brunswick Man Charged With Causing OD Death Of Somerset County Woman A New Brunswick man is accused of providing a woman with the cocktail of drugs including fentanyl and cocaine that killed her last January, authorities said Wednesday. Lashawn D. Boyd, 24, met up with the 37-year-old Bedminster woman for a drug deal on Jan. 19, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Bedminster Township Police Chief Karl Rock said. The next day, the woman died of a heart attack, Rock and Fodor said. An autopsy revealed the cause was adverse effects of cocaine, fentanyl and sertraline …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield
Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield An autopsy was scheduled Saturday to determine what killed a homeless man whose body was found in Ridgefield. The 34-year-old victim's body was found Friday along the railroad tracks near Linden Avenue beneath the Route 46 bridge, authorities said. They suspect he may have fallen and hit his head. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit Homicide Squad was investigating along with Ridgefield police. The county Medical Examiner collected the body for the autopsy. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco