Crime & Safety

Questions Remain Concerning Sheridan Investigation

The brother of Joyce Sheridan has questions concerning the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office's investigation, my9nj.com reports.

The brother of Joyce Sheridan questions how so much evidence can be found at a crime scene and authorities can be no closer to solving the mystery, according to my9njc.om.

Pete Mitchko is referring to the death of his sister and her husband, Cooper Health Systems CEO John Sheridan. The two died during a suspicious fire at their home in Skillman in September. Since then, two knives were found at the scene. Joyce Sheridan was brutally stabbed and John Sheridan had lacerations on his body, according to the report.

The Attorney General has been working with the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, in an advisory role, on the investigation.

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Earlier this week, it was reported that a process had begun to divide their assets despite the absence of a will for either Sheridan.

John Sheridan is credited with helping to revive Camden and transforming the health care system, according to the Courier Post.

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Before joining Cooper, John Sheridan spent 40 years in politics, including positions Gov. Thomas Kean’s cabinet and on transitional teams for Chris Christie and Christie Todd Whitman, according to nj.com.

He was also on the Board of Trustees the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals and the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey, among others, according to nj.com.

He became Senior Executive Vice President of Cooper in 2005, according to philly.com. He became President and CEO in 2008.

John Sheridan is an alumnus of St. Peter’s College and Rutgers Law School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968-70, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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