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South Jersey Cocaine Addict Gets 25 Years In Prison For Fatally Beating His Mom South Jersey Cocaine Addict Gets 25 Years In Prison For Fatally Beating His Mom
South Jersey Cocaine Addict Gets 25 Years In Prison For Fatally Beating His Mom After telling a Burlington County judge that his mother "was the only person I really had," a 54-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for killing her. Brian K. Templeton of Edgewater Park pleaded guilty in August to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Templeton admitted to beating his sleeping 77-year-old mother, Doris Templeton, to death in October 2019 with a frying pan inside their Courtyard apartment, Coffina said. He wanted to sell her belongings to buy cocaine, according to the prosecutor. Before his senten…

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Authorities: Burlington Man, 54, Admits Killing Mother, Hiding Her Body In Edgewater Park Authorities: Burlington Man, 54, Admits Killing Mother, Hiding Her Body In Edgewater Park
Authorities: Burlington Man, 54, Admits Killing Mother, Hiding Her Body In Edgewater Park A 54-year-old man from Burlington County has admitted to killing his mother last year, before hiding her in the trunk of his car, authorities said. Brian K. Templeton faces up to 25 years in state prison on the charge of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Templeton pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing his mother at the Courtyard Apartments in Edgewater Park last year, Coffina said. Templeton will not be eligible for parole for more than 21 years, the prosecutor said. An investigation began on Nov. 11, 1919, after an employee o…

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