ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Essex County, NJ
Harlan Gaines — Unsolved Homicide (1962)
Harlan Gaines was killed near the old cannery in Essex County, NJ in 1962. The death was ruled a homicide caused by injuries consistent with an assault, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1962
A body was found at the old cannery; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 1966
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 1978
The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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