Severed Head Found Near Movie Theater

ABC News ^ | Jan. 16, 2005 | Ken Rosato

[Alouette]

(Hazlet, N.J.-WABC, January 16, 2005) — A gruesome discovery in New Jersey, as a severed head and body are found near a movie theater in Monmouth County.

Eyewitness News reporter Ken Rosato is live at the scene in Hazlet, with more on this murder mystery.

The police found a head in the woods in the wooded area behind a movie theater, on a busy movie night when hundreds of cars packed the parking lot.

[Caipirabob]

I don't know. It sounds to me like those Presbyterians are up to their old tricks again.

Presbyterians?!? Methinks he should have accepted that copy of "The Watchtower" when it was offered.

*cough* ROP! *Cough*

[freeperfromnj]

Today's local paper, The Asbury Park Press, has a follow-up article on the story. Apparently it was a suicide. A Union Beach man tied a rope around his neck and then to a utility pole and stepped on the gas. I went to the APP on line but there is no link to the story. I saw it in hard copy this morning.

[freeperfromnj]

Found link to severed head story

http://www.app.com/app/story/0,21625,1177950,00.html

Hazlet man's death ruled a suicide

HAZLET: Authorities are investigating the apparent suicide of a 50-year-old Union Beach man, whose body was discovered behind the Hazlet Multiplex Cinemas theater on Saturday.

Wolfgang Persieck's body was found inside his car, which was parked in an isolated area behind the theater on Route 35 about 10 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

While the official cause of death remained under investigation on Sunday, investigators found several notes at the scene indicated that Persieck intended to commit suicide, Monmouth County Prosecutor John A. Kaye said.

It appeared that Persieck decapitated himself by tying one end of a rope to a light post and the other end to his neck, before pressing the accelerator in his car, Kaye said.

Two juveniles who were walking in the parking lot a short time later found the body and the car. The two then stopped Holmdel Officer David D'Arcy, who was driving his patrol car through the theater lot, Kaye said.

After an investigation, which included interviews with his family and a review of the notes in the car, authorities determined the death a suicide.

Hazlet Detective Sgt. Howard Nuss, along with investigators from the prosecutor's office, conducted the investigation.

[livius]

Suicide is a wierd thing, and a lot of times, people commit suicide in spectacular and gruesome ways (such as one guy who tied himself to a log going through a sawmill) to attract one last burst of attention. It also makes the people they leave behind feel even guiltier, and one of the objectives of many suicides is to "punish" people around them, who they feel have not been sufficiently attentive to them and their complaints.

[Calpernia]

That is truely the most impressive way I've ever heard of committing suicide.

[World'sGoneInsane]

Wolfgang Persieck's boy...

Well, that put's the Jersey Jihad theory to rest. I'm trying not to imagine how this all worked for his head to end up in the woods. It's such a shame. The two boys must be traumatized. His family has to deal with this. If he had just talked to someone...

[Alouette]

I need to know what film was playing at that time.

A double bill: Sleepy Hollow and The Jersey Devil.

[eyespysomething]

While everyone is checking the mosques, some officer might want to check out the local video store rentals of Highlander.

There will be only one.

[World'sGoneInsane]

"Headless Body Found in Topless Bar" ....

Speaking of NJ and topless bars, last night I was searching for more info on this story. There was a stabbing at "Lookers" off of 13A. Two people were dead. This was not a Jihad job either. It was just three patrons that previously got into an argument.

[Reuben Hick]

It's the second machete attack in Fairfax County in the past nine months.

Sarah Brady needs to lead the fight to ban machetes!! (or is that 'macheties'?)

[csvset]

It appeared that Persieck decapitated himself by tying one end of a rope to a light post and the other end to his neck, before pressing the accelerator in his car, Kaye said.

The Rube Goldberg Award for suicide goes to....

[sarasota]

We ain't seen nothin' yet.

[mewzilla]

Here's a link to a recent obit of a Mrs. Persieck. I wonder if she was this gentleman's wife? If so, maybe he was depressed after the loss of his spouse.

[mewzilla]

FWIW, see my post #153 for a little more on the NJ death you mentioned.

[Marysecretary]

Well, let's see; it could be the Mafia Or the religion of peace. Did the Mafioso chop off heads or just throw you in a lake with concrete slippers?

[Marysecretary]

OOOHHHHHH. You're BAD! But funny!

[Marysecretary]

Oh yeah! Kinda like Arkancide?

[Lazamataz]

I will refrain from drawing the obvious geo-political conclusion.

Then I will say it for you.

This was probably the work of Muslims, because ALL Muslims are terrorists.

[sweetliberty]

Well, isn't this nice? I am so glad we have taken the low high road of diversity and cultural sensitivity. < /sarcasm >

[Lady Jag]

Thanks but the movie I'm looking for is from the 50s, I believe, was a drama about a guy with two heads of different color. It was very un-pc, that's why I'm looking for it - because it's been made hard to find.