Mercer County Prosecutors Office

 
 

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE                                              INTERNET  NUMBER 202

Murder of a 31Year Old School Teacher

Hamilton Township Police Department

Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit

 

Marjorie A. Szeker

       Date of Crime:            September 20, 1989

             Location of Crime :            Cost Cutters Retail Store

                                                      Whitehorse-Mercerville Road

                                Time:              8:41 PM

                        Race/Sex:                White, Female

                              Age:                31 years old

  

On September 20, 1989, at approximately 8:33 PM, Marjorie Szeker exited the Cost Cutters retail store, located at 1722 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. While placing the purchased items in her vehicle which was a beige 1984 Chrysler with NJ registration "M A R N", an Hispanic male approached her and demanded her purse. A struggle ensued and the victim was stabbed multiple times. The suspect entered a two tone van occupied by two Hispanic males and fled the parking lot.

At approximately 8:41 PM, the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to a call for assistance: a women bleeding and spitting up blood in the parking lot of the Cost Cutters retail store. When police arrived the victim was unconscious, bleeding profusely and being assisted by customers from the store. The victim was transported by ambulance to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton (formerly Hamilton Hospital) and later pronounced dead.

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Det. Bill Kieffer of the Hamilton Police Dept may be contacted also with information at 609-581-4010

 

 

 

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE                                              INTERNET  NUMBER 203

Murder of a 62 Year Old Male Resident of Passaic Street

Trenton Police Department

Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit

 

James Gibbs

       Date of Crime:            December 4, 1988

             Location of Crime :           Inside Of Residence on Passaic Street

                                                     City of Trenton

                                Time:             Between noon on December 3, 1988 and 1:40 PM on December 4, 1988

                        Race/Sex:              Black, Male

                              Age:                62 years old

  

Victim lived alone in his residence and was last seen at non on December 3, 1988. On December 4, 1988 at 1:40 PM he was found lying face down on his living room floor in a pool of blood. The living room area evidence showed that a struggle did take place and a blunt object that could be the murder weapon was recovered with the victims blood on it.

Dr. Raafat Ahmad MD, Chief County Forensic Pathologist performed the autopsy which revealed the cause of death exsanguinations due to multiple deep lacerations to the scalp and she determined the manner of death to be Assault and Homicide.

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Det. Albert DiNatale can be contacted also with information at 609-989-4157.

 

 

UNSOLVED HOMICIDE                                              INTERNET  NUMBER 204

Murder of a 74-Year Old Woman

Borough of Princeton Police Department

Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit

 

Emily “Cissy” Stuart

       Date of Crime:         April 2, 1989

      Date of Last Contact:           April 2, 1989

 Location of Last Contact:          Princeton, New Jersey

                          Status:              Murdered

                      Race/Sex:             White, Female

                              Age:             74 years

  On Tuesday, April 4, 1989, EMILY “CISSY” STUART was found in the basement of her home, the victim of an apparent homicide.  Investigation revealed that stab wounds to the back caused her death.

 The victim was last seen alive on Sunday, April 2, 1989, at approximately 1600 hours, tending to her gardening.  The time of death is believed to be on April 2, 1989, in the early evening hours.

 The victim resided alone in a large single family home in an affluent, predominantly white, residential neighborhood.  The adjacent homes are in close proximity to the victim’s and there is a reasonable amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Although 74 years of age, the victim was in good mental and physical health.  She was very outgoing and was a member of several different organizations

 The house was found to be unlocked with no signs of forced entry.  The victim’s pocketbook and wallet were in plain view, untouched, as were the jewelry and other items of value.  The basement area was found locked at the time of discovery.  There were no signs of a struggle or other wounds to the body.  The weapon has not been recovered and the motive of the crime is unknown.

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