murder

The murder of Anthony Verdicchio in Manchester spurs local and Ocean County investigators to seek new details from those who knew him.

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The third defendant convicted in relation to a 2008 murder in Eatontown is sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Tahj J. Pines, 27, of Neptune, was convicted in December in Monmouth County for the shooting death of Nathaniel Wiggins, 24

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The bloody stabbing death of 24-year-old Kevin Copes in Toms River last June leads to a first-degree murder indictment against a Lakewood 21-year-old who was arrested in Florida only days afterward. Four more defendants face trial for hindering the investigation.

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The suspect accused of shooting a victim to death after an argument in Asbury Park in 2011 risks a prison sentence of 30 years to life if found guilty at trial. Gregory Hopson, 25, of Asbury Park, was indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury today.

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Two consecutive life sentences stand for the Ocean Township 40-year-old who contended that God told him to kill and dismember his grandmother and former girlfriend.

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The widower of a Middletown woman found dead in her kitchen in November 2011 now stands charged with killing her.

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The Toms River 44-year-old who emerged as the prime suspect in the death of a 14-month-old boy she minded regularly now heads for trial, accused of delivering the fatal injuries.

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A Toms River 44-year-old who regularly minded a 14-month-old at her home is now accused of murdering the baby last August.

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Murder charges against two Atlantic County men in connection with a midsummer shooting in Atlantic City bring the number of defendants to four.

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