Deadly discovery in old bridge welfare check leaves two dead — Police at Crime Scene

Two dead in Old Bridge homicide-suicide under investigation after welfare check

OLD BRIDGE, NJ – Two people were found dead from apparent stab wounds in an Old Bridge home Tuesday morning after police responded to a welfare check, prompting an active homicide-suicide investigation.

At approximately 11:42 a.m. on September 23, Old Bridge police arrived at a residence on Ticetown Road, where they discovered Jamie A. Nowakowska, 63, and Nancy Misura, 54, both of Old Bridge, deceased at the scene. Authorities said both individuals appeared to have suffered stab wounds and were pronounced dead at the location.

The case is being investigated as a homicide-suicide pending autopsy results to determine the official cause and manner of death. No additional details about the relationship between the two or the events leading up to the incident have been released.

Detectives are asking anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area to contact Detective Jessica Nierodzik of the Old Bridge Police Department at 732-721-5600 ext. 3203 or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.

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