Camden County Man Charged in Stabbing Murder of Atlantic County Man

A Camden man has been charged in the stabbing death of a Hamilton Township man in August of last year, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

Richard L. Ferrara, 49, was charged with first degree murder in connection with the Aug. 14, 2014 stabbing death of William R. Strock, 41, of the Inland Estates mobile home park on the Black Horse Pike.

Strock was found lying on the ground by a neighbor around 12:12 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2014. He was bleeding from an apparent stab wound to his torso.

Hamilton Township Police, Rescue, and paramedics responded and Strock was transported by ambulance to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division, where he was later pronounced dead.

Following an eight month investigation by Hamilton Township Police Department detectives and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Ferrara was charged on Thursday.

He was already in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where he was being held on an unrelated matter. He is now being held on $1 million full cash bail.

A conviction for murder carries a potential sentence of incarceration from 30 years to life in New Jersey State prison.