Has. Heights Man Killed Wife, Staged Robbery In Hopes Of Cover-Up: Prosecutor
A 71-year-old Bergen County man has been charged with murder on accusations he killed his wife then tried to cover up the crime scene, authorities said.
Michael Manis, of Hasbrouck Heights, called 911 saying he had just come home and found his wife dead at their Hamilton Avenue home, around 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation found that Manis had actually killed his wife and then staged a robbery to cover up the homicide, Musella said.
Manis was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, disturbing/desecrating human remains, hinde…
Kind, Loving, Generous: Death Of NJ Postal Service Veteran, 67, Mourned
A 67-year-old retiree from Wood-Ridge was in cardiac arrest when he was pulled from a backyard pool, family members said.
Dennis R. Haggerty was in the above-ground pool on Windsor Road when he suffered the attack shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, loved ones said.
A family member and a neighbor quickly got him out, they said.
CPR was conducted and a defibrillator used on Haggerty, who was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, Wood-Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said.
"Denny" Haggerty was described by many as kind, loving, gentle and generous.
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