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Death of man found in Hackensack River with gunshot wounds ruled a homicide
The death of the man whose body was found in the Hackensack River on Saturday was ruled a homicide by the regional medical examiner’s office after an autopsy determined he died of gunshot wounds to the upper body, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. At around 12:45 p.m., the Secaucus Police Department was notified of a possible body in...
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2nd Man Charged With Murdering NJ Kindergarten Teacher — But No One Has Been Able to Find Him
A 26-year-old New Jersey man on the run for a month was charged with first-degree murder Friday in the February killing of a beloved Jersey City teacher, who was found strangled in a shallow grave after being reported missing. The ex-boyfriend of that 33-year-old teacher previously was charged with first-degree murder in Luz Hernandez’s death. The father of her...
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Accused NJ Teacher Killer Extradited on 1st-Degree Murder Charge; 2nd Suspect Still on Lam
The ex-boyfriend of a 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher found beaten and strangled in a shallow grave after being reported missing earlier this month has now been extradited to the Garden State to face murder and other charges in her killing, Hudson County prosecutors announced Wednesday. Cesar Santana, 36, the father of Luz Hernandez’s three children, was apprehended in Florida,…
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Man Arrested and Another Wanted in Killing of NJ Kindergarten Teacher
Detectives are looking for more evidence in who murdered teacher and mother of 3, Luz Hernandez. Rana Novini reports.
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Arrest in New Jersey Teacher Murder Case
US Marshals arrested a man in Florida in connection with the death of a 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher found beaten and strangled in a shallow grave this week. News 4’s Tracie Strahan reports.
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Marshals Nab NJ Kindergarten Teacher Slay Suspect in Florida, 2nd Man Wanted
US Marshals arrested a man in Florida in connection with the death of a 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher found beaten and strangled in a shallow grave this week, and the two knew each other quite well, according to multiple senior law enforcement officials and sources with direct knowledge of the case. According to an official, Luz Hernandez’s ex-boyfriend...
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Who Killed Luz? Arrest Made in Death of NJ Kindergarten Teacher Found in Shallow Grave
An arrest has been made in the case of a 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher who had allegedly been beaten and strangled to death before her body was found in a shallow grave, law enforcement announced.
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What Happened to Luz Hernandez, NJ Teacher Found Dead in Shallow Grave?
While they know how the beloved teacher apparently died, investigators are still searching for the who. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Grim Details Emerge in Missing NJ Kindergarten Teacher Death Investigation: What Happened to Luz?
A 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher whose body was found in a shallow grave a day after she was reported missing this week died by blunt force trauma and compressions to the neck, prosecutors said Thursday as they confirmed the case had become a homicide investigation. The Hudson County prosecutor’s office shared Thursday’s autopsy results in Luz Hernandez’s case...
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Missing NJ Woman Found Dead in Shallow Grave
Authorities are investigating the death of a missing Jersey City woman whose body was found in a shallow grave in Kearny, according to the local prosecutor’s office. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Missing NJ Kindergarten Teacher Found Dead in Murder Mystery; Family ‘Heartbroken'
Law enforcement is investigating a deadly mystery after the body of a missing woman was found in a shallow grave in a remote part of a New Jersey town. Jersey City police were called on Tuesday to a home on Van Horne Street to conduct a wellness check after 33-year-old Luz Hernandez, a kindergarten teacher at the BelovED Charter School,…
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NJ Fire Engulfs Trailers for Thanksgiving Day Parade
Trailers meant to be used in the Thanksgiving Day parade erupt in flames in Kearny. Jen Maxfield reports.
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NJ Fire Engulfs Trailers Contracted for Macy's NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade
A raging fire erupted behind a commercial building in New Jersey early Monday, devouring about a half-dozen coach-style trailers that had been contracted for New York City’s 96th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade later this week. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the blaze in Kearny, which broke out by a Lincoln Highway industrial complex shortly before 6 a.m.,...
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Fire Devours Vehicles in New Jersey
Chopper 4 was over a wild blaze in Kearny, New Jersey, early Monday.