West Milford, NJ Area Cold Cases

Name

Jeanne Biondo

Age

37

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Jeanne Biondo, 37, was found dead in an automobile in Plainfield. She was murdered hours after John D. Sabbatino, and their deaths are believed to be related.

Agency

Middlesex County Crime Stoppers

Name

Sharon Thor

Age

15

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On October 26, 1982, at approximately 5:30 p.M., 15-Year old Sharon Thor was preparing to leave her Franklin Township home for her weekly ballet dance lesson which was three miles away in Bound Brook, when the home telephone rang. Sharon appeared to be pleased to hear from the caller. As soon as she hung up the phone, she told her mother that she would be right back as she rushed outside to the street. She climbed into the passenger side of a vehicle that had pulled up in front of her house, according to a child who had been playing in the front yard. Three days later, at team of searchers found Sharon’s body discarded in a wooded area about a quarter-mile from her home.

Agency

Somerset County Prosecutors

Name

Renae McLeod

Age

29

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

Hamilton Township Police Department

Name

Richard Plinio

Age

42

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Newark Police Department

Name

Chrismely Hidalgo

Age

22

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

Agency

East Windsor Police Department

Name

Jermaine Gamble

Age

20

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Monroe Township Police Department

Name

Zaair Tuck

Age

31

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Magnolia Police Department

Name

Carmen Colon

Age

10

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On april 2, 1973 at about 5:15 pm, 11-year-old wanda walkowicz went to the grocery store for her mother. Wanda made it to the store, purchased several items and was last seen walking home, but did not return home. On april 3, 1973, at 10:15 am, a new york state trooper, while on patrol, located walkowicz's body at a rest area off state route 104 in webster, ny. This homicide and two other unsolved homicides were dubbed the alphabet murders and double initial murders by the media, as all three cases occurred in the rochester area. Carmen colon, age 10, was found on november 16, 1971 in the town of riga, monroe county, and michele maenza, age 11, was found on november 28, 1973, in the town of macedon, wayne county. These cases have not been officially connected, however, all three cases remain open.

Agency

NY State Troopers