2004 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA   INFORMATION

March 8, 2004

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Waterford Police Chief John Bekisz reported today that investigators are trying to determined the identity of a man whose body was found Saturday in a Pinelands forest area of Waterford Township, N.J.

The victim's clothed body was found in a wooded area about a mile off the 1600 block of Chew Road in Wharton State Forest, near a dirt path that runs through the woods. A group of off-road motorcyclists discovered the body at approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, and notified authorities.

Assistant Camden County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood today determined that the victim suffered multiple stab wounds to the upper body. Hood ruled the manner of death as homicide. Based on the condition of the remains, Hood estimated the victim had been dead between one and four weeks before the body was discovered.

The victim is believed to be of Mexican descent, between 20 and 30 years old, 5-foot-6 and 165 pounds. He was wearing jeans, sneakers and a jacket.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Senior Investigator Ronald Moten of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-8400 or Waterford Police Detective Thomas Kalick at (856) 767-2134, ext. 208.