Man charged with killing woman for car
Published: April 22, 2008 at 11:52 PM
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., April 22 (UPI) -- A South Jersey landscaper was charged Tuesday with killing a woman who disappeared in 2005 in order to steal her car.
Investigators say Marianne DeMartin, 52, was a chance victim, alleging James Crow was working at the Evesham condominium complex where she lived and tried doors until he found one that had been left unlocked, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said at a news conference to announce the arrest that DeMartin, manager of a clothing store, was asleep on the couch. When Crow woke her, they struggled and he allegedly strangled her.
Skeletal remains found in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania in 2006 were identified in February as DeMartin's. Crow allegedly drove her body there in her own car, dumped the body and put Pennsylvania plates from an abandoned car on the stolen one.
Crow was linked to the killing through the car, Bernardi said. When he was arrested in 2006 on an unrelated car theft charge, police found one of the Pennsylvania plates. DeMartin's car had been found in South Jersey.
Investigators say Marianne DeMartin, 52, was a chance victim, alleging James Crow was working at the Evesham condominium complex where she lived and tried doors until he found one that had been left unlocked, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said at a news conference to announce the arrest that DeMartin, manager of a clothing store, was asleep on the couch. When Crow woke her, they struggled and he allegedly strangled her.
Skeletal remains found in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania in 2006 were identified in February as DeMartin's. Crow allegedly drove her body there in her own car, dumped the body and put Pennsylvania plates from an abandoned car on the stolen one.
Crow was linked to the killing through the car, Bernardi said. When he was arrested in 2006 on an unrelated car theft charge, police found one of the Pennsylvania plates. DeMartin's car had been found in South Jersey.
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