Murdered man’s body found in Essex County cemetery

Charlie Dwyer

NEWARK, NJ – Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest after a corpse was found inside the Hebrew Cemetery on South 19th Street in Newark. Police say the body of Alexander Jones, 51, was found inside the cemetery on December 8th.

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Jones’ body suffered severe blunt trauma and sharp force trauma according to the medical examiner. Police are now investigating the death as a homicide.

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