US EditionNew Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
- The victim, McCaw, was found beaten to death after leaving a party in February 2014.
- The convicted suspect, Puskas, had his sentence overturned in 2021 due to lack of physical evidence and improper use of recorded conversations as evidence.
- Puskas' defense attorney raised doubts about prosecution theories and emphasized the importance of scrutinizing cooperators and informants.
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New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago. Jurors in Middlesex County deliberated for five hours before acquitting Timothy Puskas of all charges Wednesday in the 2014 death of 22-year-old former Rutgers student William McCaw […]
New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago. Jurors in Middlesex County deliberated for five hours before acquitting Timothy Puskas of all charges Wednesday in the 2014 death of 22-year-old former Rutgers student William McCaw. McCaw had been walking home from a party before his body was found in deep snow in a New Brunswick backyard. Puskas was…
New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago. Jurors in Middlesex County deliberated for five hours before acquitting Timothy Puskas of all charges Wednesday in the 2014 death of 22-year-old former Rutgers student William McCaw. McCaw had been walking home from a party before his body was found in deep snow in a New Brunswick backyard. Puskas was…
New Jersey man acquitted in retrial in 2014 beating death of college student from Tennessee
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been acquitted in a retrial in the beating death of a college student from Tennessee a decade ago. Jurors in Middlesex County deliberated for five hours before acquitting Timothy Puskas of all charges Wednesday in the 2014 death of 22-year-old former Rutgers student William McCaw. McCaw had been walking home from a party before his body was found in deep snow in a New Brunswick backyard. Puskas was…
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