Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The family of Autumn Pasquale, killed in October, may file civil suit against the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Prosecution responsibilities for the Autumn Pasquale murder case will be handled by prosecutors from Camden County after the slain 12-year-old’s family moved toward filing a civil lawsuit against the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. The county prosecutor had been leading efforts in the court cases against the two brothers charged with killing Pasquale in Clayton in October. Now, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office will handle the matter, but still within Gloucester County. “While the preference of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office would be to continue prosecuting to conclusion the criminal case resulting from the murder of Autumn Pasquale, it is no longer possible for it to do so due to the Pasquale family’s decision to …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Several media outlets sought access to juvenile proceedings for the brothers charged in the slaying of 12-year-old Clayton resident Autumn Pasquale.
A state Superior Court judge on Friday denied the media access to juvenile proceedings invovling two teenaged brothers charged with murder in the slaying of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Judge Colleen A. Maier issued her decision from the bench at a closed hearing in Woodbury attended by lawyers for several news organizations, according to the Inquirer. The judge made her ruling before a detention hearing Friday for the brothers. They are being held in the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center at Lakeland in Gloucester Township. Prosecutors alleged the brothers lured the girl into Clayton their home with the promise of parts for her BMX Odyssey bicycle, which she had been riding when she left her West…
Monday, December 10, 2012
The two teens, being held in custody, have a detention hearing this week in Woodbury.
A hearing to determine whether two suspects charged in the death of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale should remain in jail has been pushed back one day. The juvenile suspects—17- and 15-year-old brothers who lived blocks from Pasquale in Clayton—have been in custody since their Oct. 23 arrest. They're accused with luring Pasquale into their home, strangling her and dumping her body in a recycling bin. A juvenile held in custody receives regular detention hearings to review the minor's status. The brothers' hearing, previously scheduled for Thursday, is now 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14. It was moved because of a scheduling conflict, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. Superior Court Judge Colleen A. Maier also will consider on Friday a …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The 12-year-old from Clayton, whose disappearance and death shocked South Jersey, had a passion for biking.
In life, Autumn Pasquale was known for racing around town on her beloved BMX bike. Now Gloucester County plans to honor the murdered 12-year-old’s passion by naming a bike trail for her. Pasquale was killed in October, allegedly by two teen neighbors, after she disappeared while riding her bike. “The tragic event that took place in Clayton affected so many people. Autumn Pasquale loved her bike and as a celebration of her life, I spoke with my colleagues on the freeholder board and we felt it fitting to name the county bike trail that runs through her town in her honor,” Freeholder Director Robert Damminger said in a statement. “Nothing any of us can do can bring her back, but we can all keep her memory alive by honoring what she loved …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office will ask a judge to waive the brothers to adult court.
Prosecutors want to try two teenage brothers as adults in the slaying of a 12-year-old Clayton girl. The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday it will file a motion in the Family Division of state Superior Court in Woodbury asking a judge to waive the brothers, ages 15 and 17, to adult court, where they would face more serious punishment if convicted. The are charged with murder in the slaying of Autumn Pasquale, a Clayton, Gloucester County girl whose body was found Oct. 22 in a recycling bin. Prosecutors alleged the brothers lured the girl into their home with the promise of parts for her BMX Odyssey bicycle, which she had been riding when she left her West High Street home around 12:30 on Oct. 20, and then …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
We're buying water and flashlights, attempting to have a bit of control in a week when the world seemed to so out of it.
Perfect storm (n): 1. A particularly violent storm arising from a rare combination of adverse meteorological factors. 2. A particularly bad or critical state of affairs, arising from a number of negative and unpredictable factors. As I write this, we still don’t know how the so-called Frankenstorm is going to play out. But I’ve been feeling the change of wind this entire week, feeling tides rise high then flow overhead, watching the leaves fall and the skies turn dark and ominous. This week has been crazy-busy in our house, and in most of your houses too, I expect. After all, the little ones are gearing up for Halloween, painting their faces and spreading cobwebs across the mums in the garden, anticipating parties and tricks or treats. I’…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The 12-year-old Clayton girl was killed by two brothers, ages 15 and 17, authorities said.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Autumn Pasquale, the 12-year-old Clayton, Gloucester County girl who was missing for two days before her body was found. A viewing will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 500 Greentree Rd., Glassboro. A funeral Mass will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. A memorial fund has been established in Pasquale's name. Donations can be sent to the Autumn Pasquale Memorial Fund, c/o Fulton Bank, 35 N. Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ 08312. Pasquale's body was found late Monday night in a recycling bin not far from where she lived. She had been strangled, authorities said. Two brothers, ages 15 and 17, were arrested Tuesday and charged in Pasquale's death. Authorities did not name …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Many teens are raging online against the suspects accused of killing Autumn Pasquale.
Editor’s note: Some of the links in this story contain profanity. There’s nothing new about the anger, sadness and confusion that follows a senseless killing. But today more than ever, people are finding an outlet online to share their grief—and, sometimes, to reveal information authorities won’t. That’s what is unfolding after the heartbreaking death of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale, the Clayton girl allegedly strangled by two teen neighbors. Police arrested the 17- and 15-year-old brothers, but refused to release their names Tuesday. That didn’t matter to dozens, perhaps hundreds, of teens on Twitter, who quickly revealed the suspects' names as those charged with killing Pasquale. One teen took a screenshot, allegedly of one suspect's …
The brothers, ages 15 and 17, are charged with first-degree murder.
Two teenage brothers lured 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale into their house, strangled her and then dumped her body in a recycling bin, authorities said Tuesday afternoon. The Clayton, Gloucester County, girl had been missing since about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, when she left home on her white BMX Odyssey bicycle. After a relentless two-day search, her body was found in the bin outside a Clayton home late Monday night. Authorities on Tuesday arrested the brothers—ages 15 and 17—who live about five blocks from Pasquale's home. During a news conference in Clayton on Tuesday afternoon, Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton declined to release their identities because of their ages. They each are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to …
The body of the missing 12-year-old Clayton girl was believed to have been found late Monday night.
Update, 11:50 a.m., Oct. 23: Authorities recovered Autumn Pasquale's bike Tuesday morning. 6ABC reports the bike was "found late Tuesday morning in a home next door to where her body was discovered." Pasquale's body was found on the 200 block of East Clayton Avenue. 6ABC says sources report she was dressed in the same clothes she was wearing Saturday when first reported missing. ------------------- Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a bicycle belonging to a missing Clayton, Gloucester County girl whose body was believed to have been found late Monday night. Autumn Pasquale was riding the white Odyssey BMX bicycle when she left home around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. She was reported missing around 9:30 p.m. that night. …
Valerie Johnson
10:18 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
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