NJ NJ - Liza Murphy, 42, Emerson, 19 Aug 2007

[Fairy1]

He killed her, IMO, of course. Another one.

 

[meggilyweggily]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/murphy_liza.html

 

[STEADFAST]

Update from 2009:

He {Joseph Murphy] was hospitalized and recovered from his injuries, but police say he hired a lawyer and is no longer cooperating with investigators. . .
Liza Murphy's children are 15, 13 and 10 years old now. Joe Murphy has full custody of them, and the Stellatoses have not seen their grandchildren since shortly before their daughter disappeared. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/03/grace.coldcase.murphy/index.html

 

[summer_breeze]

Project Jason

http://projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=3871.15

America's Most Wanted

http://www.amw.com/missing_persons/case.cfm?id=48133

North American Missing Persons Network

http://www.nampn.org/cases/murphy_liza.html

NamUs Profile

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/7975

 

[annoulzz]

bump for Liza and her family

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

I can't believe her husband has full custody of the kids...Just wow.

 

[los2188]

Husband of missing Emerson mom was using false name for years, prosecutor says

Paschal Delahunty, a 51-year-old Irish immigrant working as a painter, became a permanent resident of the United States in December 1990 using the false name of Joseph Murphy, according to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli.

“Additionally, in the course of using and maintaining his false name and date of birth, Paschal Delahunty obtained a New Jersey driver’s license and other government documents, under false pretenses in an effort to conceal his true identity,” Molinelli said in a statement.

The charges came after "interviews and evidence" in the continuing investigation, Molinelli said, without elaborating.

Authorities uncovered Delahunty’s bogus identity during the ongoing probe into the disappearance of his wife, Liza Murphy, the statement said. Murphy, a mother of three, was last seen Aug. 19, 2007 at her Broad Street home, where she reportedly had an argument with her husband.

http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/...ing_false_name_for_years_prosecutor_says.html

 

[annoulzz]

Oh man I hope they find him guilty. I always suspected him.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Still no closure in case of long-missing Emerson woman as husband faces deportation

http://www.northjersey.com/news/still-no-closure-in-case-of-long-missing-emerson-woman-as-husband-faces-deportation-1.1477275

Eight years later, the investigation appears to be moving toward a bizarre and anticlimactic end. Joseph Murphy, it turns out, immigrated illegally to the United States from Ireland in 1990 using a fake name and a false birthday that made him five years younger. His real name is Paschal Delahunty.

Delahunty, 51, who was never charged in connection with Liza Murphy’s case, was arrested last December on charges of possessing a false government document. He pleaded guilty last week to using false papers to obtain a New Jersey driver’s license in 2013 and remained in custody in the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack. Under the terms of a plea deal, he must “self-deport” to his native Ireland in January after he is sentenced to time served — a little over a year.

The charges are unrelated to the investigation into Liza Murphy’s disappearance, but Rem said that they demonstrate frustration on behalf of the Prosecutor’s Office with the lack of progress in that case.

 

[RSully94]

At least he's being charged with something

 

[JrzyGirl70]

Thinking of Liza today. The husband was ordered to "self-deport" after he was convicted of using falsified documents. Wonder if he ever did..

Husband of missing N.J. woman ordered to leave the U.S.

 

[DS2021]

Bump

 

[Caring1]

10 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Caring1]

 

[Pennysmom1]

updated 6/25/24 (not sure what info was updated)

4199DFNJ - Liza Murphy

Name: Liza Murphy
Nickname/Alias: nee Stellatos
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 19, 2007
Location Last Seen: Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1965
Age: 42 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 106 - 120 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, long; dyed/bleached blonde at the time of disappearance
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Tattoo: Irish symbol/evil eye on back, rose on left wrist, red bird with vines on left ankle; heavy smoker at the time of disappearance; suffers from fibromyalgia which requires medication

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Brown tank top shirt, blue denim shorts and grey zippered sweatshirt; flip flops
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Liza Murphy, a mother of three children, disappeared after an argument with her husband on August 19, 2007. She left all her property (cell phone, purse, medication) at home. She has not been seen since.

Five days after her disappearance, her husband deliberately walked into traffic, trying to kill himself. He has refused to speak with investigators since.

In 2015, the husband was indicted by a grand jury on identity theft charges. He had entered the US illegally from Ireland and for more than 15 years lived under an assumed name.