The MurderedSusan Davis and Elizabeth PerryCape May County NJ Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry were both 19 years old when they went missing in 1969. The two girls were friends, and had both recently graduated from junior college and wanted some sun and fun, so they traveled together to Ocean City, NJ for the weekend.... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Gilda Ryan
The MurderedGilda RyanMiddlesex County(No Photo Available) Gilda Ryan was a 34 year old housewife living at 8 Dolan Street, Sayreville County, Middlesex County, NJ with a man named Robert Lewis and her 3 children in 1969. She worked as a practical nurse, employed at the Metuchen Nursing home. On Tuesday, April 28th at 1:00 P.M,... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Christopher Thomas
The Murdered Christopher H. ThomasMorris County On Friday October 1, 1982, a 16 year old Morris Catholic High School junior from Boonton Township named Christopher Thomas made plans to go to the Rockaway Townsquare Mall with a 14 year old female acquaintance. The two were dropped off at the mall at 9:16 p.m that night. They... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Joseph Hoopengardner
The MurderedJoseph L. HoopengardnerNJ Cold CaseOcean County Joseph Hoopengarder was a 44 year old plumbing business owner from Dover township New Jersey in 1981. On Saturday, January 26, he was found dead in the woods of the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area. Joseph was found with blows to the head and 3 gunshot wounds. His... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Jane Durrua
The MurderedJane DurruaMonmouth County NJSuspected Killer: Robert Zarinsky (sister Joan left, Jane right) (Joan Conway left Jane Durrua right) Jane's sisters, Delores(left) and Joan. Jane Katherine Durrua was just 13 years old when she disappeared on her way home from visiting her older sister Joan’s house at 26 Dakota Avenue, East Keansburg, Middletown, New Jersey.... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Joan Carole Freeman
The MurderedNJ Cold CaseJoan Carole FreemanPassaic County Joan Freeman was a hard working 22 year old woman working overtime on Saturday, August 31st, 1968 at her secretary job for the internationally known pharmaceutical firm “Hoffmann-LaRoche,” a huge campus located on the Nutley/Clifton New Jersey border. Joan was recording employees’ hours from time cards in a... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Mary Ann Della Salla
!!!!SOLVED!!!!! In March of 2023, serial killer Richard Cottingham confessed to Mary Ann’s murder. The MurderedNJ Cold CaseMary Ann Della SallaBergen County Mary Ann Della Salla was 17 years old when she disappeared in 1967. She was living at 150 Hobart Street in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. She was a senior at Hackensack High... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Carol Ann Farino
The MurderedNJ Cold CaseCarol Ann FarinoMaplewood, Essex County, NJ Carol Farino was a 17 or 18 year old Columbia High School senior living at 5 Jefferson Ave, Maplewood, NJ. She had just left work as a part time waitress on Thursday, November 3, 1966 from Milt’s Cup and Saucer at 174 Maplewood at 7:30 PM.... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Janet Ipsaro Adams
The Murdered NJ Cold CaseJanet Ipsaro AdamsParamus, Bergen County, NJ Janet Ipsaro Adams was a quiet and introverted 18 year old woman living in Paramus with her new husband of just 2 days, Brian Adams, in a second story garage apartment at 329 E. Midland Avenue in 1966. The couple had only been together for about... Continue Reading →
The Murdered Catherine Baker
The MurderedNJ Cold CaseCatherine BakerEdison Township, Middlesex County/Jackson Township, Ocean County, NJ. Catherine Baker was a 16 year old girl living at 48 Gurley Road in Nixon, Edison Township New Jersey. On Thursday, March 17 1966 at 7:00PM, Catherine left her home to go to the Edison Shopping Center on Woodbridge Avenue where she wanted to... Continue Reading →
The Lost & The Taken 