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Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor
Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor A 55-year-old Mullica Township man was indicted by a grand jury for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the New Jersey State Police. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined forens…
DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 NJ Murder, Prosecutor Says DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 NJ Murder, Prosecutor Says
DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 NJ Murder, Prosecutor Says After more than 30 years, a 55-year-old Mullica Township man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2 for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes is charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the N.J.S.P. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined foren…
NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA
NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty. Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn. David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…