TOMS RIVER, NJ – On May 30, 2023, Lakewood Township Police responded to a welfare check on Thornbury Court, where they discovered the body of 60-year-old Betty Perry. Following an investigation involving the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, 59-year-old John Filistovich was identified as the individual responsible for Perry’s death.
Filistovich, who was in a relationship with Perry and shared a residence with her, was discovered in Salisbury, Maryland, on May 30, 2023, driving Perry’s missing vehicle. He has now been extradited to Ocean County, New Jersey, in connection with Perry’s murder.