Crime at 1205-8 EDGEWOOD AVENUE on 04/01/2025 11:53 AM
Type: Other
Date: 04/01/2025 11:53 AM
Description: MISSING PERSON REPORT - THIS IS FROM THE TRENTON POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE LOG. INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Address: 1205-8 EDGEWOOD AVENUE, Trenton, NJ
Case Number: 25003344
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Name
Gary ButlerAge
25Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On February 26, 1996, twenty-five year old Manville resident, Gary Butler was found dead in a retention pond on North Main St in Manville near the border of Bridgewater and the Raritan River. The cause of death as reported by the Regional Medical Examiners Office was multiple blunt force trauma. The investigation revealed that the victim had been at Perhach’s Bar on Main St. In Manville earlier in the evening on February 25th shooting pool with several of the bar’s regular patrons. After leaving the bar sometime after midnight he walked a friend home and then returned to the Chester House where he rented a room on the second floor. Sometime between 2:00 a.M. And 6:00 a.M. The victim managed to travel to the town of Bound Brook. The investigation reveals that Butler was apparently returning to Manville from Bound Brook when he was assaulted.Agency
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