The preppy Princeton murder suspect accused of slaughtering his younger brother — and feasting on his eyeball in a fight of rage — looked scruffy in court Monday as he learned his case would be heard ...

The Princeton man charged with killing his brother voluntarily agreed on Thursday to remain in jail pending court appearances in his case. Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with first-degree murder and ...

Matthew Hertgen may have been been suffering from severe mental illness for years before the alleged murder Mercer County Prosecutor's Office; Toms River Regional School District/Facebook A plate and ...

PRINCETON - A dead body, pools of blood and a dead, burnt cat. That's what police officers say they found in Matthew Hertgen's home after what he said was his "fit of madness." The former Toms River ...

Matthew Hertgen, a New Jersey native and former college athlete, experienced “terrifying visions” before falling into a “fit of madness” the night police discovered his brother’s beaten body and the ...

The Princeton, New Jersey, man known as a star student in high school who is now accused of killing his brother and a family cat allegedly told police he had a "fit of madness" when they responded to ...

MERCER COUNTY, N.J. (Court TV) — A former college soccer player is due back in court Thursday on charges he brutally murdered his younger brother and the family cat. Matthew Hertgen, 31, is facing ...

The Princeton man charged with the beating death of his brother last weekend left a bloody scene and told arresting police officers he went into a “fit of madness,” a detective wrote in court papers.

PRINCETON, N.J. (NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY) - A New Jersey man is accused of killing his own brother. Thirty-one-year-old Matthew Hertgen was handcuffed and wearing a vest as he appeared for court on video ...