Washington Township Man Convicted For The Murder 51-Year-Old Girlfriend
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 12:00 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ.- Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella reported that on Monday, October 7, 2024, following a four-week trial, a jury sitting in Bergen County, New Jersey, found Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, New Jersey, guilty in connection with the October 24, 2021, murder of Mary E. Huber.
On Monday, October 7, 2024, following deliberations, the jury convicted Camilli on the charges of first-degree Murder; third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and fourth-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
After announcing the verdict, Bergen County Superior Court Judge James X. Sattely accepted the jury’s verdict and scheduled sentencing for November 22, 2024, when Camilli faces a minimum of 30 years and up to life in New Jersey State Prison.
Investigation Leads To Conviction
The conviction stems from an investigation that began on Sunday, October 24, 2021, when just minutes after 12:00 a.m., members of the Washington Township Police Department responded to a 911 emergency call reporting an incident at 41 Lexington Court in the Township.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found Camilli on the floor of the home. He was lying on top of 51-year-old Mary E. Huber, and there was a knife lying on the floor close to the two. Ms. Huber, who sustained multiple stab wounds, was immediately transported to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Camilli was to Hackensack University Medical Center for self-inflicted stab wounds, where he was treated and subsequently taken into custody and charged by Detectives of the Begen County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Squad and the Washington Township Police Department.
A subsequent autopsy performed on Ms. Huber by the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Ms. Huber sustained 29 sharp force injuries and 20 blunt force injuries, leading to her death.
