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Michael A. Kless, 67, is charged with first-degree murder for killing his wife Stacy Epstein Kless, 66, in their Ocean Township home on May 27, 2026. He strangled her with a barbell in their basement. …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 27, 2026
View DetailsMonica Morris, a 51-year-old culinary arts teacher, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Jerome Morris at their home in Erial, New Jersey. The incident occurred early morning on April 28, 2026, shortly after …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 28, 2026
View DetailsVictoria Alexander, a 38-year-old nurse, was shot and killed by her estranged husband Brandon Alexander, 35, in a murder-suicide at the Excelcare Rehabilitation Facility in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, on April 13, 2026. Brandon waited …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: April 13, 2026
View DetailsOn March 10, 2026, Vaughn Stewart, 37, allegedly killed his estranged wife Deonna Russell-Stewart, 38, and her parents Allan and Michelle Russell at their home in Bayville, NJ. Vaughn Stewart then committed suicide. The three …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: March 10, 2026
View DetailsJustice Deas, a 17-year-old girl, was shot and killed in her home in Edison, New Jersey. The suspect, a 17-year-old boy from Plainfield, was taken into custody and charged with juvenile delinquency related to weapons …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 10, 2026
View DetailsMarion Jeanne Miller and Donald Lee Miller, both aged 79, were found dead in their Wildwood Crest home on January 7, 2026. Authorities report the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide, with Marion Miller dying from …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: Jan. 7, 2026
View DetailsLamont Truitt, 36, allegedly fatally shot his girlfriend Alyssia Murphy, 32, and wounded another woman during an argument inside a parked car in Trenton, NJ. Truitt turned himself in hours later. Murphy's body was found …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 16, 2025
View DetailsMary O'Connor, 32, was beaten and strangled by her boyfriend Emiliano Davila, 41, at a motel in Seaside Heights, NJ. She was left unresponsive at a hospital by two men, including Davila, and died two …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 2, 2025
View DetailsOn August 2, 2025, New Jersey State Police Sergeant Ricardo Jorge Santos fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, veterinarian Lauren Semanchik, and her boyfriend, volunteer firefighter Tyler Webb, at Semanchik's home in Franklin Township, NJ, before killing …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: Aug. 2, 2025
View DetailsDarian Ficklin was accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend Shalamar Brown in East Orange, New Jersey, on June 29, 2025. After the shooting, Ficklin fled to Delaware, leading to a police chase lasting about an …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: June 29, 2025
View DetailsOn June 5, 2025, in Hamilton Township near Trenton, New Jersey, Fernando Mercado shot and killed his girlfriend, Claribel Torres-Duran, and her 10-year-old daughter, Evangelina Velasquez, before committing suicide. The incident was reported after a …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: June 5, 2025
View DetailsMeera Ralph, 29, died from a blunt force injury on the night of her wedding to Rohan Verma. Rohan and Meera's younger sister Dia, who had a secret romantic relationship, fled the scene early morning. …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Oct. 29, 2023
View DetailsJames Ray III, a lawyer from Montlair, New Jersey, was convicted of murdering his lover Angela Bledsoe in October 2018. The relationship began as an affair while James was married. Angela later had an affair …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 22, 2018
View DetailsDerrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy, was introduced to Rutgers professor Anna Stubblefield who used facilitated communication to help him express himself. Their relationship evolved from academic support to a disclosed intimate relationship, …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 28, 2012
View DetailsIn August 2007, Daniel Burroughs vanished from his home in Mays Landing, New Jersey. His wife, Loretta Doyle Burroughs, provided conflicting stories to police and family, claiming he had left her for another woman or …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 3, 2007
View DetailsRichard Kuklinski, known as the Iceman, was a notorious contract killer linked to multiple mafia families in New Jersey and New York. Born in 1935, Kuklinski endured a violent and abusive childhood, which shaped his …
Country: United States | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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