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Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park
Friends Seek Justice For Morris County Man, 20, Found Hanged In Park Friends of a Morris County man whose body was found hanged in a park last weekend are seeking justice. Morris County authorities said Friday they'd found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing to this point in the hanging park death of a 20-year-old Amani Kildea, of Long Valley. His death had been ruled a suicide. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Amani Kildea" launched by Taylor Packwood, however, had garnered more than 31,000 signatures as of Friday afternoon. "His death, without investigation, was ruled a suicide," the petition says.  "Amani was found an hour away from where h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide
Update: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide The hanging death of a person in a Morris County park over the weekend has been ruled a suicide, authorities announced Wednesday. The body was found by a Lewis Morris Park patron in the Sugarloaf section of the park around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Morris County Park Police Lt. Chris List said. The park was briefly closed and has since reopened, List said.  "The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office ordinarily does not issue public statements on active investigation," Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "However, given the fact that unsubstantiated statements have circulated on social media, there…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide UPDATE: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide
Update: Morris County Park Hanging Death Ruled Suicide The hanging death of a person in a Morris County park over the weekend has been ruled a suicide, authorities announced Wednesday. The body was found by a Lewis Morris Park patron in the Sugarloaf section of the park around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Morris County Park Police Lt. Chris List said. The park was briefly closed and has since reopened, List said.  "The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office ordinarily does not issue public statements on active investigation," Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. "However, given the fact that unsubstantiated statements have circulated on social media, there…

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by Cecilia Levine