N.J. Man Choked Friend for 30 Minutes Then Threw Her Body off Bridge to Steal Inheritance
Photo: Sarah Stern/Facebook; Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office/AP Liam McAtasney, 21, was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy, desecration of human remains and hindering apprehension after two days of deliberations. He will be sentenced May 24. McAtasney killed aspiring artist Sarah Stern, 19, at her Neptune City, New Jersey, home in late 2016.After strangling her to death over 30 minutes, McAtasney placed Stern’s body in the passenger seat of her car and drove it to a bridge in Belmar....