It Can Happen Anywhere

Even not far from your home, unfortunately.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. A New Jersey teen has been charged in the murder and dismemberment of a young neighbor who dropped by to watch T-V. Prosecutors say the suspect invited 16-year-old Jennifer Parks to watch late-night television last weekend.

At some point, the 18-year-old suspect allegedly punched and stabbed the girl, then dismembered the body so it would fit in the trunk of his father's Jeep.

One of the teens, Jennifer Parks' 18-year-old neighbor, Jonathan A. Zarate, invited her over to watch late-night television but became angry early Saturday, punching and then stabbing her in the basement, county prosecutor Michael M. Rubbinaccio said.

Zarate used a long knife to dismember the body, then stashed it in the trunk for a day in his father's Jeep, the prosecutor said.

There was no sexual overture made during the time the two were at Zarate’s house, the prosecutor said.

Rubbinaccio said that during their argument, Zarate punched Parks in the face, then beat her with a metal pole and stabbed her repeatedly before dismembering her body to fit it into the trunk.

Comments

[annie]

Ewww and yes you are right, it could happen anywhere and seems to be happening all over the place anymore! What a sad world we live in. Sigh>>>

[justguessing]

Dan,
I really really agree.
It can happen anywhere...

[Shari]

That's just too close to home. What is this world coming to?

[kerrilynn212]

WTF is wrong with people? I just can't get over this stuff... Crazy.

[complex brian]

one of the most disturbing things ive ever read, quite frankly.

[weet weet]

wow. someone i know was just talking about her, because she was his neighbor.

[linda]

Important thing to note - this happened last weekend and at least they know what happened - it can happen anywhere - but what is going on in Aruba - shouldn't happen anywhere.

[RealPotential]

I think I am gunna be sick.

[seedyrum]

real awful..yes it can happen anywhere but nowhere should a Credible indepth police investigation should not occur....Thats whats missing in Aruba.

People with nothing to hide hide nothing

[NewYawkGirl]

Equally disturbing is a crime that happened right here on long island in the late 80s..

A 13yr old girl went missing and when her parents called police at 130am the police told them they had to wait til later that mornig..

Long story short, their neighbor tortured and multilated the girl..To make matters worse.. to this day both families refuse to move and still live on the same block..creating years of wars and battles...

http://www.virtualpublications.com/AgainstHerWill.html

http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs9crime,0,4107470.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation

http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/0786001453/customer-reviews/702-5668501-2536065

This is not representative of the people nor the police long island.. Keep that in mind about Aruba...

[Anna]

Wow, one week and they seem to have it solved and the case all wrapped up.

[Roy]

real awful..yes it can happen anywhere but nowhere should a Credible indepth police investigation should not occur....Thats whats missing in Aruba.

People with nothing to hide hide nothing

Posted by: seedyrum | August 1, 2005 07:13 PM

And even now your dumb beat goes on and on and on ...

[Cindi in PA]

real awful..yes it can happen anywhere but nowhere should a Credible indepth police investigation should not occur....Thats whats missing in Aruba.

People with nothing to hide hide nothing

Posted by: seedyrum | August 1, 2005 07:13 PM

And even now your dumb beat goes on and on and on ...

Posted by: Roy | August 1, 2005 08:56 PM

Speaking of dumb, did you post here earlier under the name Dick?

[clintcarter]

This was a crime of passion; a child's blood boiling with an insane acid he could not overcome. It appears to happen once in a while in our species. Under all governments. Under all political parties. The world around.
A case like this allows us to find a fault, to crucify a wrongdoer and so excise this anomaly.
But it is never excised because the potential to lose control is bred in our human race.
Maybe if we could talk about that Reality in public more people would feel freer to deal with the pressures that drive them.
This crime was one of those expressions of our dark side. No amount of examination of the circumstances will weigh on the tick-tock of our complete humanity.
I'm starting to think that citizens seeking revenge for their fears, someone to blame for every natural occurrence; are as much a blight on the nation as lawsuits.

Natalee Holiday, on the other hand, is a Mystery.

[clintcarter]

Holloway. My mistake.