N.J. Man Who Confessed He Helped His Roommate Dispose Of Friend's Body Sentenced
A New Jersey man who admitted he helped his roommate dump the body of 19-year-old Sarah Stern off a bridge has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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A New Jersey man who admitted he helped his roommate dump the body of 19-year-old Sarah Stern off a bridge has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
A jury found 21-year-old Liam McAtasney guilty in February of strangling 19-year-old Sarah Stern in a plot to steal her inheritance.
In February, Liam McAtasney was found guilty in the murder of 19-year-old Sarah Stern and throwing her body off a bridge.
Prosecutors alleged 21-year-old Liam McAtasney killed 19-year-old Sarah Stern inside her Neptune City home in December 2016.
Closing arguments were expected Friday in the murder trial of a New Jersey man accused of strangling his childhood friend and stealing her inheritance money.
A New Jersey courtroom heard the gruesome details from the man charged with killing his childhood friend, Sarah Stern.
Liam McAtasney is accused of killing 19-year-old Sarah Stern at her Neptune City home in 2016 before dumping her body off a bridge in Belmar.
Preston Taylor was accused of lying to police before reaching a deal to lighten his sentence.
Liam McAtasney, 21, allegedly strangled Sarah Stern, 19, during a robbery at her Neptune City home and then, with the help of his roommate, tossed her body off the Belmar Bridge on the Jersey Shore.
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The details emerged Tuesday during a hearing where a judge ruled that 19-year-old Liam McAtasney will remain jailed until his trial.
Sarah Stern was reported missing in December, and two men were arrested in connection with her death last week.
The search for Sarah Stern remained focused Sunday on the Shark River inlet near the ocean. But crews haven't fanned out beyond that area.
Sarah Stern, 19, has been missing since Dec. 2 after her car was found on the route 35 bridge over the Shark River in Belmar.
A New Jersey man has been charged with strangling a woman during a robbery and then throwing her body off a nearby bridge with another man, prosecutors said.
Sarah Stern was last seen Friday afternoon at her Neptune City home, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.
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