NJ - Cherry Hill veterinarian Michael Anthony found dead

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Wow, to kill someone at 7:10 am, when it’s likely that there’s a decent amount of people out and about, heading to work, school, or the gym, is brazen.

No partner or spouse is mentioned in any reporting so far, just his two children, which makes me wonder if the deceased doctor became a single parent by choice, or if he had the kids with a (former or current?) partner. It looks like there are two vehicles parked in the driveway of the home, so I would guess he lived with another adult, though I suppose one or both of the children could also be old enough to drive.
 
realanastasia said:
Wow, to kill someone at 7:10 am, when it’s likely that there’s a decent amount of people out and about, heading to work, school, or the gym, is brazen.

No partner or spouse is mentioned in any reporting so far, just his two children, which makes me wonder if the deceased doctor became a single parent by choice, or if he had the kids with a (former or current?) partner. It looks like there are two vehicles parked in the driveway of the home, so I would guess he lived with another adult, though I suppose one or both of the children could also be old enough to drive.
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I haven’t seen any official reporting, but I did some digging of my own using property searches and some old fashion Facebook stalking (lol) and IMO he at least recently had a partner.

This one hits close to home for me as I’m local. About 3 miles away.
 
Guessing this is a stretch, but any chance there was a disgruntled ex-employee who was recently let go, or any recent reports made by the vet/clinic of suspected animal abuse/cruelty of one of the pets that they see or perhaps even a case of a pet owner who felt their animal did not receive proper treatment and died as a result?
 
There’s been hardly any news coverage locally for such a brazen crime in what I’d consider a fairly nice, suburban area. The new timeline has me absolutely baffled. People don’t end up stabbed to death on their front lawn in Cherry Hill, especially someone who seemed like such a pillar in his community. Hate crime by a bigoted neighbor? Disgruntled pet owner? Why is this crime not all over the news? People in that neighborhood should be demanding to know if there is a threat to the public. What gives?
 
The first thing I thought of was potentially a client whose animal had dies or was injured under his care, as was mentioned previously. I’m sure they will investigate this possibility. Animal hospitals often deal with desperate, upset pet owners - they can be very stressful places.
 
charliesgal said:
There’s been hardly any news coverage locally for such a brazen crime in what I’d consider a fairly nice, suburban area. The new timeline has me absolutely baffled. People don’t end up stabbed to death on their front lawn in Cherry Hill, especially someone who seemed like such a pillar in his community. Hate crime by a bigoted neighbor? Disgruntled pet owner? Why is this crime not all over the news? People in that neighborhood should be demanding to know if there is a threat to the public. What gives?
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Like most murders, I expect this to be personal. There's lots of possibilities in that regard, but I wonder if he was in some sort of relationship. In any event, I expect this to be close to home.

Police aren't going to release anything unless they need help, and family members don't appear to be talking. That generally leads to silence.
 
vls12345 said:
His obituary:

Looks like the visitation and service will be Jan. 3.

What an awful end of 2024 and start to 2025. Sending condolences to his loved ones, both human and four-legged..
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What a lovely tribute. By all accounts, Michael sounds like a wonderful person. Public records indicate his ex-wife bought her own property in Fall 2018 and sold the house on Sharrowvale outright to Michael in May 2019. Without knowing the details of the dissolution of their marriage, splitting with a partner and enduring their coming out is a complicated journey. It sometimes seems like the partner coming out later in life is celebrated for their courage & bravery while the other is left to silently grieve. Jessica sounds like a very strong woman to be able to come together with Michael to successfully co-parent. The mention of Pokémon Go makes me think the boys are younger. It sounds as if the partner has been cleared. The partner’s social media has many photos of dogs & some lovely pictures with Michael. The mention of his love of running would explain why he was out early in the morning in bright clothing. Package thieves are out in full force following delivery trucks this time of year. Did he startle the wrong person? One of the earliest news stories showed PD removing a wooden box from a tree in the yard. Stabbed to death at 5:53am, body discovered at 7:10am. Surely there is some footage in this day and age.
 
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Its interesting too that literally no one saw anything. There's normally traffic with multiple elementary, middle and high schools within 5 miles of the home. I grew up in town, and graduated from one of the high schools in 2010. When these things go down, people at least have seen SOMETHING. Even with Rabbi Fred Newlander, someone saw something. Hopefully new information comes forward.
 
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