Assault at EAST AVENUE on 06/11/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 06/11/2026 12:00 AM
Description: A 40-Year-Old Person Was Strangled And Suffered Fatal Injuries.
Address: EAST AVENUE, Franklin Township, NJ
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Name
Joana Villaneuva-ValleMissing Age
17Est. Current Age
23Last Seen
Morristown, NJ on 08/31/2020Physical Description
Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Latino Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'4" Weight: 130 - 135 lbsCase Number
MP74187Area Cold Cases
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
Somerset County Prosecutors