The Murdered Doris Weatherwalks

The Murdered
Doris Weatherwalks
Washington Township, New Jersey

🕊️ Doris Weatherwalks Homicide 🔍

On the morning of December 1, 1984, Washington Township NJ police responded to a 911 call reporting a woman’s body found in a backyard on Meisten Street. Officers identified the victim as 55 year old Doris Weatherwalks, and an autopsy later confirmed her death was a homicide. She was beaten in the head with a ball peen hammer that was later found behind her home in some bushes. 

The following day, her pocketbook was discovered in Jersey City, containing personal items including her wallet, credit cards, and checkbooks.

Her case is still unsolved.

 Authorities continue to seek information related to the case and urge anyone with knowledge to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cold Case Task Force at 201-226-5532, http://www.bcpo.net/coldcase or by email at coldcaseunit@bcpo.net. 

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-my-grandmothers-murder-arti/34539708/
https://www.washtwppolice.org/2022/09/27/bergen-county-prosecutors-office-cold-case-task-force-is-seeking-the-publics-assistance/
https://www.bcpo.net/doris-weatherwalks/