El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer announced that human remains discovered in Plumsted Township on April 9, 2023, have been positively identified as that of Joseph Izquierdo, 37, of Egg Harbor.
En abril 9, 2023, the Plumsted Township Police Department received a 911 call relative to a report of human remains located in a wooded area approximately one-quarter mile from Route 528. Responding Officers found the remains to be in advanced stages of decomposition.
En mayo 14, 2023, the results of an examination of the human remains by the New Jersey State Police Forensic Anthropology Unit and a Forensic Odontologist, were forwarded to the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office. En mayo 24, 2023, the results were reviewed by the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office and the human remains were positively identified as that of Mr. Izquierdo. The cause and manner of death still remain under investigation.
El Fiscal Billhimer reconoce a la Unidad de Delitos Mayores de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio desplomado, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, New Jersey State Police Forensic Anthropology Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation K-9 Unit, and Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office for their assistance with this investigation.