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Over Memorial Day weekend in 1990, Susan Negersmith traveled to Wildwood, New Jersey for a fun vacation with her friends. She attended a party that weekend and another party-goer was the last person to report seeing her alive, sometime around 2:30 A.M. Her body was later found in an alley behind a restaurant, with the initial conclusion being that she was the victim of a rape and murder.
A month later, the coroner concluded that the cause of death was accidental, due to alcohol intoxication and exposure. This report did conclude that there were 26 areas of trauma on Susan's body which he attributed to "drunkenness". Indeed, many witnesses did say that during this night, Susan appeared to be heavily intoxicated but this conclusion still ignored crucial aspects of the situation.
Susan's father never believed this and fought to have it overruled.
A father wins a bitter victory Crusader: Kent Negersmith didn't believe the official reports that listed his daughter's death as an accident. After 5 1/2 years, authorities have acknowledged that he was right.- December 4th, 1995
Time and evidence were lost during the initial investigation since Susan's death was deemed non-suspicious. Her father has kept many journals on the case but 25 years later, the murder remains unsolved. Susan's sister (who was two at the time) has now taken a leadership role in getting answers.
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/31/years-wildwood-murder-case-still-unsolved/28271337/
Other Articles:
'90 Report on Woman's Death Is Doubted - March 20th, 1993
How 1990 Wildwood 'Accident' Became A Homicide After Susan Negersmith's Body Was Found, Battered And Bloody, "There Were Some Mistakes Made." - July 25th, 1993
Father of slain woman pleads for information - August 3rd, 2010
Cold cases linger in the memories of investigators, families - July 5th, 2014
New Clue In 25 Year Old Unsolved Wildwood Murder - May 27th, 2015
Wildwood slaying once ruled an accident remains unsolved - May 29th, 2015
A month later, the coroner concluded that the cause of death was accidental, due to alcohol intoxication and exposure. This report did conclude that there were 26 areas of trauma on Susan's body which he attributed to "drunkenness". Indeed, many witnesses did say that during this night, Susan appeared to be heavily intoxicated but this conclusion still ignored crucial aspects of the situation.
Susan's father never believed this and fought to have it overruled.
A father wins a bitter victory Crusader: Kent Negersmith didn't believe the official reports that listed his daughter's death as an accident. After 5 1/2 years, authorities have acknowledged that he was right.- December 4th, 1995
The crime scene photographs depicted a classic rape-murder. The county coroner found otherwise. Cause of death: alcohol intoxication and exposure. Manner of death: accidental.
It was Memorial Day weekend, 1990. Susan Negersmith drove to the Jersey shore with six friends. They checked into a Wildwood hotel and spent the evening smoking marijuana and drinking. Susan left the motel about 10 p.m. From midnight to about 2:30 a.m., she stopped at a local gym, accompanied a man she met there to a party and then was seen on the porch of a nearby house, according to police reports.
Mr. Negersmith sought a second and third opinion from forensic pathologists. They reached the same conclusion as Dr. DiMaio: Susan was a victim of a homicide.
The fight was going on three years when a new prosecutor was named for Cape May County. After reading the Negersmith file, prosecutor Steve Moore reached the same conclusion as Susan's family. He lobbied state law enforcement officials to reinvestigate the case.
The extensive review by the state police led them to the same finding: homicide.
Time and evidence were lost during the initial investigation since Susan's death was deemed non-suspicious. Her father has kept many journals on the case but 25 years later, the murder remains unsolved. Susan's sister (who was two at the time) has now taken a leadership role in getting answers.
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/31/years-wildwood-murder-case-still-unsolved/28271337/
But with her father's health failing, Emily now is taking up the gauntlet to pursue justice for the sister she barely knew.
Emily came to Middle Township last month to meet with investigators about the case.
"They didn't even know why I wanted to come down," she said. "They remembered me as the baby sister."
Other Articles:
'90 Report on Woman's Death Is Doubted - March 20th, 1993
How 1990 Wildwood 'Accident' Became A Homicide After Susan Negersmith's Body Was Found, Battered And Bloody, "There Were Some Mistakes Made." - July 25th, 1993
Father of slain woman pleads for information - August 3rd, 2010
Cold cases linger in the memories of investigators, families - July 5th, 2014
New Clue In 25 Year Old Unsolved Wildwood Murder - May 27th, 2015
Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor revealed that a single hair found at the crime scene in 1990 could provide the DNA evidence needed to crack the case, thanks to technology that didn’t exist then. However, Taylor cautioned, he’s awaiting advice from experts before proceeding because there’s a risk that analyzing the hair could destroy it before vital evidence is extracted.
Wildwood slaying once ruled an accident remains unsolved - May 29th, 2015