NJ teacher allegedly killed by husband she planned on leaving — as daughter tells cops she heard him ‘killing my mom’
Monica Morris, a 51-year-old culinary arts teacher from New Jersey, was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband, Jerome Morris, during a domestic dispute shortly after she told him she planned to leave the marriage. Her daughter called 911, reporting she heard her mother screaming and her husband killing her, and witnessed Jerome standing over her mother with a knife as their townhouse burned. Jerome was found covered in blood at the scene, taken into custody after hospital treatment, and charged with first-degree murder and weapons possession.
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US News NJ teacher allegedly killed by husband she planned on leaving — as daughter tells cops she heard him ‘killing my mom’ By Caitlin McCormack Published April 29, 2026, 9:45 p.m. ET A beloved culinary teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by her enraged husband who she was planning to leave — with her horrified daughter witnessing her tragic final moments, court documents revealed. Monica Morris, 51, was found dead near her family’s smoldering townhouse on the 100 block of Freedom Way in Erial, New Jersey just before 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Gloucester Township Police Department. 4 Monica Morris, 51, was killed at her New Jersey home early Tuesday morning.
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