GUILTY NJ - Cumberland Co, Adult Female in Cedarville Field, 2 July 2018 - Tonya Cook *arrest*

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Police have confirmed that human remains were found in a Cumberland County field on Monday.

The remains are female, and authorities are trying to determine her identity and how she died, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele.

Investigators spent Monday processing the scene, at Lummistown and Banks roads, in Cedarville, Lawrence Township.

Remains found in South Jersey are of a human being

 

[cybervampira]

Remains found in South Jersey are of a human being

Wow, that must be pretty close to where he was found:
Found Deceased - Nj - Ronald “ron” Vega, 28, Millville, 24 May 2018

 

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Wow, that must be pretty close to where he was found:
Found Deceased - Nj - Ronald “ron” Vega, 28, Millville, 24 May 2018

Interesting. Could be related? I just finished looking through all the recent missing from NJ threads and while I found a few women missing from within 45 miles that I'm going to bump, none seemed really close to the area where this body was found.

 

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Human remains found in Cumberland County

 

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Identified:

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) — New Jersey State Police is asking the public’s for help after the body of a woman was found burned and dismembered on July 2.
State police say that a passerby found the remains of Tonya Cook, 32, off of Banks and Lummistown Roads in Lawrence Township.

Cook was from Vineland, N.J., but is known to have ties throughout Cumberland County.

New Jersey State Police: Woman's Burned, Dismembered Body Found In Lawrence Township

RIP Tonya

 

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Police have not said how she died, how her remains ended up in the field or if they have any suspects.

Anyone with information about the homicide investigation is asked to contact the Port Norris Station at 856-785-0036.

"Tonya Marie Cook was a very kind and Beautiful Black Women," according to the post. "Tonya touched many hearts with her smile and always put others before herself."

Her brother, Timothy Cook, took to Facebook to describe his family's pain. "Feeling numb, lost and hurt," he wrote. "I want justice for my sister."

The New Jersey State Police Homicide South Unit, Troop "A" Criminal Investigations Office and the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office are handling the investigation.

Police ID burned, dismembered body found in South Jersey field

 

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I'm glad they identified her so quickly. Rest in peace, Ms. Cook, and I hope justice comes soon.

 

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State police have arrested Dennis Parrish, 52, of Vineland in connection with the homicide investigation of Tonya Cook, 32, of Vineland, whose remains were discovered earlier this month in Lawrence Township.

On Thursday, the New Jersey State Police Fugitive unit, along with detectives from the State Police Homicide South Unit and Troop “A” Criminal Investigations Office, located and arrested Parrish at a hotel in Absecon.

Parrish was charged with desecration of human remains and moving human remains. He is lodged at Cumberland County Jail where he awaits a bail detention hearing.

Arrest made in Tonya Cook homicide investigation

 

[cybervampira]

Interesting comment by TC on the NJ State Police post.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial begins for N.J. man accused of killing woman, dismembering, burning remains

Dennis K. Parrish is charged in the killing of Tonya M. Cook. His trial began on July 6, 2022.

www.nj.com

 

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South Jersey man found guilty of murder and desecrating human remains gets life in prison

Vineland, NJ- A Vineland man on trial for the gruesome murder of Tonya Cook had been found guilty of first-degree murder and two separate counts of

www.shorenewsnetwork.com

Vineland, NJ- A Vineland man on trial for the gruesome murder of Tonya Cook had been found guilty of first-degree murder and two separate counts of desecrating human remains. On Friday, Parrish was sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility for 63 years.

57-year-old Dennis Parrish killed Tonya Cook and dismembered her body before setting it on fire. According to court documents, after killing Cook and dismembering her body, he drove her remains to a farm in the Cedarville section of Lawrence Township, where he said her remains on fire.

In addition to life in prison, Parrish also received two consecutive 10-year prison sentences for setting Cook’s body on fire and for desecrating her remains.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Man gets life sentence for killing, dismembering woman

A man convicted of murder in the death of a woman whose dismembered and burned remains were found at a South Jersey farm has been sentenced to life in prison.

www.audacy.com