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Decades Later, Morris County Homicide Of Paterson Man, 34, Remains Unsolved
More than seven decades after the body of a 34-year-old Paterson man was found on the side of a Morris County road, authorities continue to seek answers in hopes of making an arrest.
Santo Joseph DiStefano, of Maryland Avenue in Paterson, was found dead along Green Pond Road in Rockaway Township on Tuesday, July 22, 1947, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
DiStefano was last seen leaving Ernie & Buff’s Tavern on 21st Street in Paterson around 12 a.m., authorities said.
It’s been exactly 74 years since DiStefano’s body was found.
The case was ruled a homicide and remai…
Phillipsburg Man, 21, Sexually Assaulted Teen He Met On Social Media App, Prosecutor Says
A 21-year-old Phillipsburg man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen he met and communicated with on social media apps, authorities said.
In an investigation conducted by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Phillipsburg Police Department, Douglas Soto, of the 100 block of Bowers Avenue, is charged with two counts each of second-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, a news release said.
Soto allegedly met the victim, who was older than 13 and younger than 16, on the Wizz App and furt…
