Matthew Hertgen, 31, said nothing during the brief videoconference hearing — during which both the prosecutor and defense asked for about a week-long delay to prepare and review evidence in the ...

Matthew Hertgen also set the family cat on fire during his twisted rampage, sources said — several months after posting a chilling poem to Facebook that included lines about “knives sharpening ...

Matthew faces 30 years to life in prison and a fine of $200,000 for the first-degree murder charge alone. According to 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.

Matthew Hertgen, the Princeton, New Jersey, man accused of killing his brother, Joseph Hertgen, and a family cat appeared in court for the first time Thursday.

Matthew Hertgen’s mugshot, released Tuesday, showed the hairy-faced murder suspect with a thousand-yard stare painted on his face after being accused of fratricide — in this case ...

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.

Matthew Hertgen, 31, appeared in a short video conference in which a judge rescheduled the pretrial detention hearing so prosecutors and Hertgen's attorney, Jason Matey, ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with the murder of his brother, Joseph Hertgen, 26, in Princeton. Matthew Hertgen allegedly beat his brother to death with a golf club and also killed a cat in the ...

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 allegedly killed his younger brother, Joseph, and is now facing various charges including first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty. Friday, Jun 27, 2025.

According to the court docs, via FOX News Digital, Matthew called 9-1-1 just after 11:15 pm on February 22.During the call, he said there was a fire and dead body inside his apartment, identifying ...