Matthew Hertgen said he fell into a “fit of madness” the night his brother’s beaten body and the burnt remains their cat were ...

The Princeton, New Jersey, man accused of killing his brother and a family cat allegedly told police he had a "fit of madness ...

Matthew Hertgen is accused of brutally killing his brother, Joseph Hertgen, in Princeton. A relative told police he has ...

A detective’s affidavit described a gruesome scene when Princeton patrol officers arrived at the brothers’ apartment on the ...

Matthew Hertgen, the ex-Toms River man accused of killing his brother, Joseph, called police himself to report the death.

Officers also found a bloody knife, fork and plate near victim Joseph Hertgen’s body, the source said — which has led cops to ...

It was gruesome. It was way overboard, he even killed the cat, setting him on fire,” said a cop source at the scene.

The Princeton, New Jersey, man known as a star student in high school who is now accused of killing his brother likely had a ...

Matthew Hertgen, accused of killing his brother and family cat in a Princeton apartment on Feb. 22, appears in a New Jersey courtroom for a detention hearing.

More gruesome details have emerged in the case of Matthew Hertgen, a former college soccer player who brutally killed his ...