Woman Killed Mom, Grandmother At Jersey Shore Condo: Prosecutor

The daughter and granddaughter of two women beaten to death over the weekend with a nightstick was arrested Wednesday and charged with their murders, authorities said.

Heather Barbera, 41, of Ventnor is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose – the nightstick – and first-degree robbery, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

Elaine Rosen, 87, and her daughter Michelle Gordon, 67, were found dead at approximately 10:25 a.m. on Sunday inside a residence at 4800 Boardwalk in Ventnor, according to the ACPO.

The cause of death for Rosen and Gordon is multiple blunt impact injuries and the manner of death is homicide, according to the ACPO.

Barbera apparently took a bus to New York City after committing the murders. She was identified Wednesday afternoon at the Midtown Manhattan Port Authority located at 42nd Street and 9th Avenue by NYPD officers and taken into custody.

Barbera remains in custody at the NYPD Midtown South Precinct, pending extradition to New Jersey.

This is a joint investigation between the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Ventnor Police Department.

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