NJ NJ- Emily "Cissy" Stuart, 74, fatally stabbed, found behind a padlocked basement door, nothing stolen, no DNA, 2 Princeton students suspected, 2/4/89

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• Two Princeton students are suspected in 30-year-old unsolved murder
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Cissy's body was discovered by her sister at the Stuart family home on Mercer Street

• 1 April 2019
• 'Emily 'Cissy' Stuart, 74, was found dead on April 2, 1989, face down and clutching her eyeglasses behind a padlocked basement door
• She suffered five stab wounds to her back. No DNA evidence was left behind at the scene and nothing was stolen from the home
• The basement where Stuart was found was padlocked, and the door at the top of the basement stairs was locked from the kitchen side with an old skeleton key
• For years, investigators have long-suspected two men of carrying out Stuart’s murder - both were students at Princeton at the time
• Police said the state of the crime scene implied the murder wasn’t random and the killer appeared to have a detailed knowledge of the property''

''On the 30th anniversary of her mysterious death, police have revealed that two Princeton students are suspected of killing Emily 'Cissy' Stuart and locking her body in the cellar of her home.

The 74-year-old was found dead on April 2, 1989, face down and clutching her eyeglasses behind a padlocked basement door, having suffered five stab wounds to her back.

Living down the road from the Ivy League university, Stuart was considered to be a well-known figure among the local community, co-founding the local Town Topics Newspaper with her husband Don, where her son, Jeb, worked as the editor.''

 

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• May. 29, 2024
• First look: Trailer for NJ.com’s new true crime podcast, ‘In the Shadow of Princeton’
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• “In the Shadow of Princeton” is an investigative deep-dive into the 1989 cold-case killing of Emily “Cissy” Stuart, the feisty matriarch of an old Princeton family that ran the local newspaper. Cissy was gardening on a beautiful spring day when she was stabbed in the back and locked in her basement.''

''But their careful investigative efforts resulted in very few clues: no murder weapon, no sign of robbery or ransacking, no obvious reason anyone would want to kill the grande dame of Princeton.''

Welcome - In the Shadow of Princeton

theprincetonmurder.com

May 29, 2024
“In the Shadow of Princeton" investigates the bizarre cold-case murder of Cissy Stuart, a grande dame in peaceful Princeton, New Jersey. The show debuts June 5 and is available exclusively on Wondery+. https://wondery.com/links/in-the-shad...''

 

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Are the POIs named? TIA

 

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Are the POIs named? TIA

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I believe DailyMail is an accepted source. Here is the best information I could find regarding any named POI - otherwise, I am only seeing them referred to as "two male students from Princeton" (or the like).

Princeton students suspected brutal 30-year-old unsolved murder of an elderly woman

A portion of the article reads: "Shortly after Stuart’s sister discovered her lifeless, bloody body, police identified 22-year-old Haitian immigrant Gerald Geffrard, who had just been charged with a similar stabbing in an adjacent town, as a possible culprit.

The working-class Geffrard family were said to be embroiled in a long-running fued with the wealthy Stuarts, however no charges were brought against Gerald and he later died in prison, in 2004.

In 2006, Police said the state of the crime scene implied the murder wasn’t random and the killer appeared to have a detailed knowledge of the property – and therefore likely had regular access to it."

 

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Varied snippets.
2021

Anniversary for Princeton slaying of Cissy Stuart

PRINCETON – Twenty-three years ago this week, someone repeatedly plunged a knife into the back of socialite Emily ‘Cissy” Stuart as she tended the garden behind her stately home o…

www.trentonian.com

''The Stuarts think Geffrard killed Cissy Stuart, as came out in a 1992 documentary, ‘My Mother’s Murder,’ directed by one of the victim’s sons, television journalist Charles Stuart.
The Geffrards, natives of Haiti, pointed back at the Stuarts. The head of the family, hospital custodian Camille Geffrard, charged the family knows who killed Cissy Stuart but won’t tell police.''

Ghost tour attendees revel in the creepier bits of Princeton's history

A local Ghost Tour invites participants to step back in time, learn some eerie bits of campus and town history, and even hunt for paranormal activity themselves.

www.dailyprincetonian.com

''Once the period for ghost hunting ends, the group ventures into town. The first stop is near the Princeton Art Museum Store, where tour attendees attempt to piece together the unsolved murder of Town Topics founder Emily “Cissy” Stuart, who while gardening 34 years ago was stabbed to death in her Princeton home.''

A Life Taken, a Town's Illusion Lost (Published 1989)

LEAD: WHAT is shocking is not just how it happened, but that it happened at all in the broad daylight of a sunny Sunday afternoon on a peaceful tree-lined street where Albert Einstein used to live.

www.nytimes.com

July 2, 1989
''Mrs. Stuart, known as Cissy, was one of Princeton's best-known residents. A former actress who had played the lead in ''Mary Poppins'' and the Wicked Witch in ''Beauty and the Beast'' in local theater, she was often seen striding up Nassau Street past Princeton University, less than five minutes from her home. A committed walker, she always looked people directly in the eye and greeted them, making it a point to know people's names, just as she knew the proper Latin names of every tree and flower she passed.''

A Murder, a Suspect, But No Resolution

What is it like to live in a suburban community where there is an unsolved murder? A murder itself is a horrific crime that is supposed to happen in Trenton

www.communitynews.org

2022
''In the town of Princeton there are at least three unsolved murders. Cissy Stuart, age 74, was found murdered in the basement of her house at 34 Mercer Street on April 4, 1989.

Maura Gottlieb, 19, who was last seen leaving work on Nassau Street the night of March 6, 1982, was found dead eight days later in the Delaware & Raritan Canal near the Harrison Street bridge.

Laura Carpi, age 37, disappeared from her house at 213 State Road during the day on February 8, 1971. Her body was discovered on June 19, 1971, in the East River off Manhattan.''

 

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2019

30-Year-Old, Unsolved Princeton Murder Gets 'Fresh Eyes'

30 Years Later: A new detective is assigned to the case and a news outlet reports 2 Princeton University students are suspects.

patch.com

''Recently a new piece of information came to light where law enforcement sources reportedly revealed to NJ Advance Media they have long had two suspects in the crime, nj.com.

The two male teens were allegedly Princeton University students at the time and were familiar with Stuart's home, according to NJ Advance Media.
No motive has been disclosed.''

 

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• Oct. 02, 2024,rbbm
• Cop finds a clue on campus in latest episode of ‘In the Shadow of Princeton’

''While reporting on the cold-case investigation into Cissy Stuart’s murder, reporter Kevin Shea got a tip that seemed straight out of a crime thriller: Something written in a Princeton University student thesis helped convince police that the author knew much more about her death than he had told them.''
''Cissy Stuart, 74, was the quirky, independent and opinionated matriarch of the Stuart family, which ran a local newspaper in the storied Ivy League town.''
''For trailers, photos and other information about the podcast, visit www.theprincetonmurder.com.

''The basement room where Cissy Stuart was killed was accessible by a few steps down under the side porch. The first black door goes to a root cellar. The second door, to the room where she was found, is hidden in shadow. (Police photo)Police photo''

 

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Very confusing

 

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In the Shadow of Princeton

The matriarch of a prominent Princeton family is found stabbed to death in her locked basement in 1989. Why would anyone want to kill Cissy Stuart, one of th...

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