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Arrests made in 2002 Trenton murder

TRENTON, N.J. -- Police in the city have made two arrests in the November 2002 beating death of 79-year-old resident Ralph Dequinzio. Thomas Briggs, 37, and Milagros Maldonado, 42, were arrested in the murder. Police say the victim knew one...

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Pair charged with DeQuinzio murder; two more suspects sought

TRENTON -- A 37-year-old felon currently serving a state prison drug sentence and a 42-year-old city woman have been charged with the Nov. 2002 murder of Ralph DeQuinzio, the 79-year-old man slain in his Culberston Avenue home.

Police announced the arrests of Thomas Briggs and Milagros Maldonado Friday afternoon at police headquarters. Both were charged with felony murder and related charges, including robbery.

Police Director Joseph Santiago said the motive for DeQuinzio's killing was robbery, but declined to elaborate. He said one of the suspects was an "acquaintance" of DeQuinzio's but declined to elaborate on that too.

Two additional suspects face charges in connection with the murder, police sources tell The Times.

Maldonado was apprehended at her home on the 100 block of Division Street at 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

Briggs, who also uses the name Jay Brown, was served with charging papers at Bayside State Prison in Cumberland County at 10 p.m. Wednesday.

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"The crime was gruesome, given his age and the victim's throat was slashed," Santiago said.

Santiago said the man's body was discovered by his brother in their Culbertson Avenue home.

DeQuinzio's family said he had retired after nearly 40 years with the Division of Motor Vehicles. They said they do not know either man arrested.

 

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A real beauty that "Miracles" Maldonado. I wish the puishment could fit the crime, but death by injection would be better than nothing. Poor old guy. He shouldn't have trusted their kind.

 

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'Cold case' detectives close to solving brutal Trenton murder

TRENTON -- A "cold case" got warmer Thursday night as city detectives were drawing up arrest warrants for multiple suspects in the 2002 murder of Chambersburg resident Ralph DeQuinzio, 79, who was found dead in his Culbertson Avenue home. Times...

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'Cold case' detectives close to solving brutal Trenton murder​

• Published: Jan. 25, 2008, 2:53 a.m.

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• Michael J. Ratcliffe/The Times

TRENTON -- A "cold case" got warmer Thursday night as city detectives were drawing up arrest warrants for multiple suspects in the 2002 murder of Chambersburg resident Ralph DeQuinzio, 79, who was found dead in his Culbertson Avenue home.

Ralph DeQuinzio, 79, was murdered in his Culbertson Avenue home, in Trenton's Chambersburg neighborhood, in 2002. Police now say they are close to solving the brutal slaying.

The DeQuinzio murder shocked Chambersburg and had stymied detectives since they responded to his home Nov. 15, 2002, and found the World War II veteran and retired state employee dead with his neck slashed and his new car missing.

DeQuinzio, who was known as Ralphy and whose Chambersburg roots ran 50 years deep, was described by friends and family as a "beautiful" person.

Law enforcement sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because not all the suspects were in custody, said a recent break in the case rapidly flourished and is likely to lead to multiple arrests.

The sources did not identify the suspects, but said one is in custody on an unrelated matter.

 

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Milagros Maldonado

Thomas Briggs

 

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Bail kept at $1M in DeQuinzio killing case

TRENTON -- A Superior Court judge continued bail at $1 million Friday for one of two suspects accused in a brutal 2002 murder of an elderly man. Ralph DeQuinzio, 79, was found dead in his Culbertson Avenue home on Nov....

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Bail kept at $1M in DeQuinzio killing case​

• Published: Feb. 01, 2008, 5:26 p.m.

TRENTON -- A Superior Court judge continued bail at $1 million Friday for one of two suspects accused in a brutal 2002 murder of an elderly man.

Ralph DeQuinzio, 79, was found dead in his Culbertson Avenue home on Nov. 15, 2002.
Assistant Prosecutor Skylar Weissman said that Milagros "Millie" Maldonado, 42, was seen by a witness taking part in the attack.

Weissman told Superior Court Judge Maryann Bielamowicz that a witness informed police Maldonado, along with Thomas Briggs, 37, and a third, as yet unknown, man, beat the victim, strangled him and slit his throat.

The trio allegedly entered the victim's house to burglarize it, Weissman said. They were seen leaving and driving off in DeQuinzio's car, Weissman said.

Maldonado was on probation for maintaining a narcotics nuisance at the time she was charged. She was also sentenced to probation for theft in 1997, Weissman said. She also has an arrest record from Oklahoma for theft and drug charges, he said.

Defense lawyer Chauvron Regis argued that the evidence against her client was suspect and wondered about the witness's motivation for coming forward after so long a time.

"There's a lot of issues with the state's case," Regis said. "You know how credible an eye witness can be after one month, let alone five years."

In keeping the high bail, Bielamowicz said Maldonado is facing a life sentence if convicted and has ties to Oklahoma, where she has previous convictions.