2006 Media Releases:

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

February 23, 2006

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that a jury today found a Camden man guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend in December 2003.

Jurors reached guilty verdicts against Eugene Wilson, 42, for Aggravated Manslaughter, two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and weapons offenses. He faces up to 30 years or more when Judge Irvin Snyder sentences him, scheduled for April 7, 2006.

Testimony presented by Assistant Prosecutor Sally Smith, section chief of the Domestic Violence Unit within the Prosecutor’s Office, indicated that Wilson went to the apartment of his ex-girlfriend, Rosetta Bell, 30, in the 1100 block of North 35th Street in Camden, on the evening of Dec. 9, 2003. Wilson later argued with the victim, then stabbed her more than 65 times in the face, neck and chest during the early morning hours of Dec. 10.

Bell’s two children, one age 8 years and the other age 3 months, were home at the time. They remained in the apartment with their mother’s body until approximately 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, when Rosetta Bell’s fiancé came to the apartment, discovered the victim’s body and called police. The older child, now 10, testified at the trial.

Investigators believe the murder weapon was a potato peeler left at the scene.

“This was a tremendous job of investigation and prosecution, and the result is a killer brought to justice,” Sarubbi stated. He commended the Homicide and Domestic Violence units of his office, as well as Camden Police detectives who investigated jointly with the Prosecutor’s office. He especially noted the excellent work of Assistant Prosecutor Smith and Senior Investigator Ronald Moten, the lead detective from the Prosecutor’s Office.

Sarubbi also expressed gratitude and admiration for the courage of the victim’s young son, who provided key testimony.

“It’s difficult to describe in words how courageous and strong this young man has been under horrible circumstances,” Sarubbi said. “We can only hope and pray that this verdict brings some measure of comfort to him and the rest of Ms. Bell’s family and friends.”