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NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report
NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report A New Jersey woman was beaten by her son-in-law over the course of two days before her body was found, NJ.com reports citing police papers. James J. Pica, 58, beat Barbara Ann Bezzone, who was found lying on the floor unresponsive with severe injuries  at a home on Prospect Street in Nutley around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Bezzone, 84, was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m., and Pica was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Pica was found sitting on the home’s porch with “visible injuries to his hands” and told respo…

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by Valerie Musson
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'I Killed My Mother In Law,' NJ Man Tells Dispatchers In Murder Case: Prosecutor 'I Killed My Mother In Law,' NJ Man Tells Dispatchers In Murder Case: Prosecutor
'I Killed My Mother In Law,' NJ Man Tells Dispatchers In Murder Case: Prosecutor A 58-year-old man was charged with murder in the killing of his 84-year-old mother-in-law in Nutley, authorities announced. James Pica, 58, called 911 and told dispatchers he killed the woman on Tuesday evening, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo said. Barbara Ann Bezzone was found lying on the floor unresponsive with severe injuries when police responded to 73 Prospect St., around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday night,  She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:45 p.m., and Pica was arrested and charged with murder, au…

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by Cecilia Levine