At around 8AM on the 19th of December, 2016, a couple from Raymond Drive in the Laurel Lake section of Commercial Township, New Jersey, were awoken by a loud banging on their front door. They wiped the sleep from their eyes and walked down the stairs to the front door. They were perplexed to see their neighbor’s young son who exclaimed that his mother was dead…
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Audio Sources:
“Jeremiah Monell Trial Day 1 Part 1 Sgt John Dehart & Det Eric Cain Testify”
“Jeremiah Monell gets life sentence for murder of estranged wife”
“Man accused of killing estranged wife rejects plea offer”
“Judge gives life in prison to South Jersey man who butchered wife”
“Jeremiah Monell Trial Prosecution Opening Statement”
“Jeremiah Monell Trial Day 3 Part 2 Jeremiah Monell Jr & Dr Alison Mautone Testify”
“Jeremiah Monell Trial Day Day 3 Part 1 Det Matthew Hamlin & Jeremiah Monell Jr Testify”
Sources:
The Star-Ledger, 20 December, 2016 – “Woman Found Dead Worried for Years Her Husband Would Kill Her”
The Press of Atlantic City, 21 December, 2016 – “Husband Sought in Wife’s Murder”
The Press of Atlantic City, 21 December, 2016 – “Woman Allegedly Killed by Husband was a Tough, Kind hearted Mother”
The Press of Atlantic City, 22 December, 2016 – “Cumberland Slaying Victim was Fighter”
The Press of Atlantic City, 22 December, 2016 – “Mourners Light Candles for Slain Commercial Mother”
The Star-Ledger, 22 December, 2016 – “Vigil Held for Woman Allegedly Killed by Estranged Husband”
The Press of Atlantic City, 23 December, 2016 – “Holiday Gifts Pour in for Children of Commercial Township Woman Killed Monday”
The Star-Ledger, 30 December, 2016 – “She is Dead… She Was Murdered”
The Press of Atlantic City, 2 January, 2017 – “State Police Capture Jeremiah Monell”
The Star-Ledger, 2 January, 2017 – “Man Accused of Killing Estranged Wife Caught After 2-Week Manhunt”
The Press of Atlantic City, 3 January, 2017 – “They Got Him”
The Star-Ledger, 3 January, 2017 – “Medical Evaluation Continues for Man Accused of Killing Estranged Wife”
The Press of Atlantic City, 4 January, 2017 – “Jeremiah Monell Doesn’t Leave Jail for His First Court Appearance”
South Jersey Times, 8 January, 2017 – “Cumberland County”
The Press of Atlantic City, 9 January, 2017 – “Accused Killer Jeremiah Monell Asks to Represent Himself”
The Star-Ledger, 9 January, 2017 – “Domestic Violence Charge was Dropped Weeks Before Man Allegedly Killed Wife”
The Star-Ledger, 17 January, 2017 – “Boy Saw His Father Stab his Mother”
The Press of Atlantic City, 2 March, 2017 – “Jeremiah Monell Rejects Plea Bargain Offering 30 Years in Prison”
The Press of Atlantic City, 24 March, 2017 – “Jeremiah Monell Indicted for Murder of Tara O’Shea Watson”
The Star-Ledger, 6 October, 2018 – “Man Charged with Killing his Wife”
The Press of Atlantic City, 12 October, 2018 – “Cedarville Man Rejects Plea Deal”
The Press of Atlantic City, 3 January, 2019 – “Troopers Describe Finding Commercial Township Woman Murdered”
South Jersey Times, 9 January, 2019 – “Mommy’s Dead. Daddy Killed Her”
The Press of Atlantic City, 18 January, 2019 – “Cedarville Man Found Guilty in Wife’s 2016 Murder”
Springfield News-Sun, 19 January, 2019 – “New Jersey Man Convicted in 2016 Murder of Estranged Wife”
South Jersey Times, 22 January, 2019 – “Opting for Trial, Man Convicted of Murder”
The Press of Atlantic City, 15 March, 2019 – “Cedarville Man Gets Life”
The Star-Ledger, 15 March, 2019 – “NJ Man Convicted of Stabbing Estranged Wife”
The Daily Journal, 1 March, 2019 – “Murder Trial Begins for Husband”
The Daily Journal, 10 January, 2019 – “Murder Defendant Faces Son on Witness Stand”
