Body found behind Newark home
Investigators are trying to determine how a person whose body was found behind a home in Newark died. Officials say the decomposed body was discovered in a backyard in the 300 block of Grove Street Saturday.
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Jul 26, 2015, 3:21 PM
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Updated 3,481 days ago
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Investigators are trying to determine how a person whose body was found behind a home in Newark died.
Officials say the decomposed body was discovered in a backyard in the 300 block of Grove Street Saturday.
An autopsy is being performed to determine the race and gender of the individual, as well as a cause of death.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Task Force is handling the case.
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