Matthew Hertgen listens to his attorney Jason Matey during a detention hearing in Mercer County Superior Court in Trenton on March 6, 2025. He is accused of killing his brother in Princeton.

A somber Matthew Hertgen, the 31-year-old accused cannibal killer, sported an unkempt beard and an ill-fitting red crew neck sweatshirt during the brief Zoom proceedings in Mercer County Superior ...

Matthew Hertgen listens to his attorney, Jason Matey, in Mercer County Superior Court in Trenton during his his detention hearing on March 6, 2025. (Thomas P. Costello / Asbury Park Press pool photo) ...

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 ...

Matthew Hertgen, who played soccer at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, has been charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses following the death of younger brother Joseph Hertgen.

The surviving brother said Joseph replied “will do” and thanked him, having also informed Joseph that Matthew was struggling with “visions.” He then texted Matthew inviting him to go on a hike the ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is accused of murdering his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, in the family's Princeton apartment, allegedly with a knife and golf club. He is also charged with animal ...

Hertgen (above left), 31, was previously charged with first-degree murder, various third and fourth-degree weapons offenses related to possession of a knife and golf club and one count of third ...

Matthew Hertgen said he fell into a "fit of madness" the night his brother's beaten body and the burnt remains their cat were found inside an apartment near Princeton University.

Matthew Hertgen was in a “fit of madness” and experiencing “terrifying visions” when he allegedly murdered his younger brother in his Princeton, New Jersey, apartment.

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is accused of murdering his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, in the family's Princeton apartment, allegedly with a knife and golf club. He is also charged with animal ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder for the death of Joseph Hertgen, 26. According ...