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John Filistovich, 59, was transferred from Salisbury, Maryland, to Ocean County Jail in connection with the murder of Betty Perry, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On May 30, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Lakewood Township Police responded to a residence on Thornbury Court to conduct a welfare check on Perry, 60.
Police found the deceased body of a female, later identified as Perry, on the floor of the bedroom.
A 2015 Hyundai Elantra belonging to Perry was not at the residence.
Later that day, Maryland State Troopers encountered Filistovich on the side of the road near Salisbury, Maryland, in the victim’s vehicle, Billhimer said.
Filistovich was transported to a local medical facility in Salisbury.
On May 31, 2023, the Ocean County Medical Examiner performed a post-mortem examination of Perry and determined the cause of death to be blunt force injuries to the head, neck, and chest with asphyxiation, and the manner of death to be homicide, Billhimer said.
On June 1, Filistovich was released from the medical facility in Salisbury, Maryland, and taken into custody.
He was subsequently transferred to the Wicomico County Corrections Center, also located in Salisbury, and thereafter extradited to Ocean County.
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