Sarah Stern hasn’t been seen since Dec. 2, when she left her New Jersey home in her grandmother’s 1994 Oldsmobile. The next day, her vehicle was found on a bridge nearby, the keys still in the ignition.
Her body was nowhere in sight.
Nearly two months after the aspiring artist’s mysterious disappearance, police said Stern was murdered and arrested two of her closest friends in connection with her death — accusations that her father reportedly called “unbelievable” and “disgusting.”
Liam McAtasney faces six charges for allegedly strangling Stern, including first-degree murder, while Preston Taylor allegedly helped dispose of her body.
Her body was nowhere in sight.
Nearly two months after the aspiring artist’s mysterious disappearance, police said Stern was murdered and arrested two of her closest friends in connection with her death — accusations that her father reportedly called “unbelievable” and “disgusting.”
Liam McAtasney faces six charges for allegedly strangling Stern, including first-degree murder, while Preston Taylor allegedly helped dispose of her body.
- 2/16/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Liam McAtasney stands accused of doing the unthinkable: robbing and strangling his childhood friend and dumping her body into a river near her home.
In court on Tuesday, prosecutors gave more details of the alleged crime, laying out the horrific details of 19-year-old Sarah Stern’s presumed death.
Monmouth County assistant prosecutor Meghan Doyle alleged that McAtasney, 19, told a witness that he had choked Stern and watched her die for “about 30 minutes.” Doyle alleged that the witness, identified in court only as A.C., recorded the conversation.
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In court on Tuesday, prosecutors gave more details of the alleged crime, laying out the horrific details of 19-year-old Sarah Stern’s presumed death.
Monmouth County assistant prosecutor Meghan Doyle alleged that McAtasney, 19, told a witness that he had choked Stern and watched her die for “about 30 minutes.” Doyle alleged that the witness, identified in court only as A.C., recorded the conversation.
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- 2/14/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Sarah Stern grabbed her car keys and left her New Jersey home at 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 2. Her family expected her to return later that night.
The 19-year-old hasn’t been seen since.
Her 1994 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale was later found on a bridge spanning the Shark River. The car was in drivable condition, the keys still in the ignition. Stern was nowhere to be seen.
Five agencies – including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Dive Team and the State Police searched the waterways, but were unable to find any sign of the aspiring artist.
A week later,...
The 19-year-old hasn’t been seen since.
Her 1994 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale was later found on a bridge spanning the Shark River. The car was in drivable condition, the keys still in the ignition. Stern was nowhere to be seen.
Five agencies – including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Dive Team and the State Police searched the waterways, but were unable to find any sign of the aspiring artist.
A week later,...
- 2/7/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
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