Old unsolved murder in NJ

https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/1ifcwja/old_unsolved_murder_in_nj/

created by Significant-Mouse317 on 01/02/2025 at 18:33 UTC

10 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)

Hello, this is a long shot but I’m looking for more information on a cold case in northern NJ. This is super old but I’m still curious. It happened in the early 1920s so there is not much information but here’s the basics:

• Janette Lawrence (12) was found pretty gruesomely murdered (and SA’d I think) near Madison NJ. She was walking home from a babysitting job.

• The police ended up arresting some guy but he was immediately acquitted.

• Most of the people in town just assumed that the guy they arrested did it but I think he was the only real suspect and the police really botched the case.

• Now it’s like an urban legend and not taken very seriously anymore.

Again, there’s not much information online but everyone knew about it growing up. Apparently there were also ghost sightings as well. People have seemed to forget about this but it always kind of haunted me. Anyway I feel like it’s almost impossible to solve now because it’s been so long but if anyone can help or find more information that would be cool.

Comments

Comment by awesomegirl5100 at 01/02/2025 at 18:38 UTC

6 upvotes, 1 direct replies

You might want to post this on r/UnresolvedMysteries :)