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NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags
NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags A 37-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for sexually assaulting, stalking and killing the mother of his children and then disintegrating her remains by placing them in a sealed garbage bags filled with chemicals in 2018. Gualberto Lebron was also sentenced to 32 years in prison for additional crimes related to the incident, Acting Essex Prosecutor Theodore Stephens announced Tuesday, May 2. His brother, Gilberto, was sentenced to eight years in prison for assisting Gualberto in disposing of her remains, Stephens said. ALSO SEE: NJ Man Had Help From Broth…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Had Help From Brother Hiding Ex's Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags, Jury Finds NJ Man Had Help From Brother Hiding Ex's Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags, Jury Finds
NJ Man Had Help From Brother Hiding Ex's Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags, Jury Finds A Newark man was convicted of stalking and killing his ex-girlfriend in 2018 before trying to disintegrate her remains by keeping them in garbage bags filled with chemicals, authorities announced.  The man's brother was also convicted of trying to hide the body. A history of domestic violence including strangulation and aggravated assault led up to the harrowing moment Gualberto Lebron, now 37, killed Julia Vega, a mom of three, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. During one incident, Vega escaped the apartment where her children were, and was chased outs…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prosecutor: Brothers Indicted In Slaying Of Newark Woman, 30 Prosecutor: Brothers Indicted In Slaying Of Newark Woman, 30
Prosecutor: Brothers Indicted In Slaying Of Newark Woman, 30 Two brothers have been indicted in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old woman from Newark, authorities said. Gualberto Lebron, 35, was charged on Thursday with murdering Julia Vega, an ex-girlfriend and the mother of his children, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. The grand jury also indicted his older brother, Gilberto Lebron, Jr., 36, for helping cover up Vega's murder, Stephens and Ambrose said. On May 5, 2018, Gualberto Lebron assaulted the mother of his young children at her home in …

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by Jon Craig