South Jersey Man Charged In Aunt's Death: Prosecutor

A South Jersey man has been charged in connection with the death of his aunt, whom he had been living with for over a year, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday. He was arrested on Monday, shortly after police announced they were looking for the 27-year-old man in connection with his aunt's death.

Shane Whipple, of Berlin, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Jennifer Whipple, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Winslow Township Police Chief George Smith.

Police discovered Whipple’s body after her father asked Winslow Township police to conduct a wellness check in the Taylor Woods Apartment Complex at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. He called police when he couldn’t reach his daughter for two days, after she said she had a fight with Shane Whipple earlier in the day on Thursday, police said.

Arriving officers discovered her on her bedroom floor with extensive trauma to her body and face. She was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police said they learned that Shane Whipple had been in the apartment on Friday, and had left later that evening in his car.

On Monday, they alerted the public that they were searching for him and his 2004 white Pontiac Grand Am with New Jersey registration V96HGD.

They found him at about 12:13 p.m. that day near Route 70 and North Locust Street in Evesham Township. He was arrested by Winslow Township and Evesham Township police.

Whipple was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a pretrial detention hearing. Under recent Criminal Justice Reform rules, the court may order he be detained or released with conditions.

The attached image of Shane Whipple was previously provided by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, when it announced that police were searching for him on Monday.