NJ - Susan Negersmith, 20, murdered, Wildwood, 27 May 1990 *Arrest in 2022* case dismissed with prejudice

[Lonicera]

Hello everyone,
Everywhere and always, we meet these female killers . I don’t understand why states are so incompetent at eradicating these kinds of men.

 

[bykerladi]

Apparently the rape charges are pending investigation, and LE is hinting they'll be charging him with more once the investigation is completed.

 

[Filly]

I haven’t seen a mugshot yet. They are still investigating the murder as it may pertain to the rapist.

No mugshot, but Capemayherald has a photo of him appearing in Zoomcourt. Appears to be in a wheelchair maybe? He's masked up so not much to see.

Susan was a gorgeous girl. She was doing what we all did in Wildwood. Got dressed up, went clubbing, danced, felt that sense of freedom and yes, security.

Wondering if he was just down for the weekend or maybe worked at Schellinger's or a bar?

Rosado lived in Dorchester, NJ, and Sicklerville as well as Millville at different times.

Dear God I'm so sorry her family endured such unfathomable pain.

 

[zatanna]

I wish her dad had still been alive to see this, but glad her sister was able to keep fighting and (hopefully) will see justice done.

 

[glamourkitty1922]

If he is indeed the murderer, I hope the state will upgrade the charges to more appropriate ones.

 

[acutename]

I can't find a mugshot of the perpetrator. Has anyone seen one?

this article has a photo

DNA first linked man to 1990 Wildwood homicide case last year | Breaking AC

breakingac.com

 

[MuddyTires]

So it ended up being the guy who told police he tried to help her but gave up.

The Brutal Murder of Susan Negersmith

A weekend at the shore ended in tragedy.

medium.com

Susan left the apartments around 2:00 am with a 20-year-old man who was visiting the shore from Philadelphia. He later told police that he had attempted to escort her back to her hotel, but she was so drunk that she couldn’t recall the name of her hotel or where it was located. The man, who admitted that he had been drinking heavily as well, stated that he eventually gave up on Susan and went back to his own room. It was about 2:30 am when he last saw her; she had been leaning against the wall of Schellenger’s Restaurant on Atlantic Avenue at that time.

Susan never made it back to her motel. Two employees from Schellenger’s Restaurant found her body when they arrived for work around 10:30 am on Sunday morning. The frightened employees called the police to report the grim discovery; the first officers who arrived on scene immediately determined that they were dealing with a homicide.

DNA first linked man to 1990 Wildwood homicide case last year | Breaking AC

breakingac.com

Detectives re-interviewed a man who was last seen with Negersmith in February, the affidavit states.

The unnamed witness “reiterated the same information provided during his initial interview,” Detective Jennifer Falciani wrote.

He said Negersmith was extremely intoxicated and that he took her from the party May 26, 1990, and tried to escort her back to her hotel, but was unable to and wound up leaving her in the area where she was found dead the next day.

 

[justbeachy]

So it ended up being the guy who told police he tried to help her but gave up.

The Brutal Murder of Susan Negersmith

A weekend at the shore ended in tragedy.

medium.com

DNA first linked man to 1990 Wildwood homicide case last year | Breaking AC

breakingac.com

Is that what it says? I am reading that to say there is an "unnamed witness" (also name redacted later in article) who left her in the place where she was later found. They certainly name the man arrested as Jerry Rosado, so why would they use those other terms in the witness statement? Maybe I am *really* misunderstanding this article (possible...it's still early).

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Is that what it says? I am reading that to say there is an "unnamed witness" (also name redacted later in article) who left her in the place where she was later found. They certainly name the man arrested as Jerry Rosado, so why would they use those other terms in the witness statement? Maybe I am *really* misunderstanding this article (possible...it's still early).

Agreed, the article says the unnamed witness was 20 years old in 1990. This guy arrested is currently 62 so that math certainly doesn't add up.

 

[gumshoe diaries]

I can't find a mugshot of the perpetrator. Has anyone seen one?

DNA first linked man to 1990 Wildwood homicide case last year | Breaking AC

breakingac.com

 

[ifindedout]

Update: Rosado can't be tried due to appellate ruling with prejudice that the 5-year statute of limitations of 1990 were in effect, and a 2002 corrective legislative amendment has no retroactivity:

Man charged with 1990 rape of slain woman in Wildwood can't be tried. Here is why

Jerry Rosado was charged with rape of Susan Negersmith, who was killed in Wildwood over 30 years ago.

www.burlingtoncountytimes.com

The trial judge previously had rejected an argument by Rosado's public defender that a 2002 amendment to the statute of limitations did not apply to his case.

According to the appellate ruling, the change says the statute of limitations begins to run only when authorities have both the physical evidence and DNA or fingerprint evidence needed to identify a suspect.

It notes the 2002 amendment has no language indicating it was meant to be retroactive.

The Legislature instead “stated that the amendment ‘shall take effect immediately,’” the ruling noted.

ETA: with prejudice

 

[DSCrime]

Update: Rosado can't be tried due to appellate ruling with prejudice that the 5-year statute of limitations of 1990 were in effect, and a 2002 corrective legislative amendment has no retroactivity:

The trial judge previously had rejected an argument by Rosado's public defender that a 2002 amendment to the statute of limitations did not apply to his case.

According to the appellate ruling, the change says the statute of limitations begins to run only when authorities have both the physical evidence and DNA or fingerprint evidence needed to identify a suspect.

It notes the 2002 amendment has no language indicating it was meant to be retroactive.

The Legislature instead “stated that the amendment ‘shall take effect immediately,’” the ruling noted.

ETA: with prejudice

This is devastating

 

[ifindedout]

Court's decision:
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
APPELLATE DIVISION
A-0516-22 - STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JERRY ROSADO (2022-0076-0514, CAPE MAY COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

 

[ifindedout]

Link for the decision: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/court-opinions/2023/a0516-22.pdf

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Four-part Crime Beat podcast on the 1990 Wildwood murder of Susan Negersmith

This four-part series dives into the 1990 cold case murder of Susan Negersmith in Wildwood, New Jersey. You’ll hear from reporters, past and present, who covered the case as it

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