Fatal Erotic Asphyxiation Led To Body Burning By NJ Man: Affidavit

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ — The Mercer man charged with killing a woman, said he met her through an app and after she died during sex, panicked and burned her body, according to the affidavit filed in Mercer County.

Harley Wildmann, 42, of Hamilton was arrested and charged Tuesday evening for the death of Lisa Lloyd, 39, of Ewing. The severely burned body of Lloyd was found near a cemetery in Hamilton Township a little before 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

Wildmann told authorities that he met Lloyd through the app “Skip the Games.” Lloyd arrived at Windmann’s house in her own car which had North Dakota license plates.

Wildmann told authorities that Lloyd agreed to be bound during sex. He even tied an electric power cord around Lloyd’s neck, according to the affidavit. During their sexual encounter, Lloyd began “twitching and groaning” before losing consciousness, the affidavit said.

Believing Lloyd to be dead, Wildmann wrapped her in a blanket, put her body in a trash bag and stored it in a trash can in his room for a day, police said in the affidavit.

Wildmann told investigators that he threw away some evidence like zip ties and then got rid of Lloyd’s vehicle, cellphone and other personal items.

Wildmann moved Lloyd’s body to his truck and drove to a gas station to purchase gas for his vehicle and a gas can, according to the affidavit. He drove around areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey while devising a plan to dispose of Lloyd’s body, cops said in the affidavit.

He told authorities that he drove to the Ceder Lane cemetery due to his familiarity with the area, the affidavit said. While at the cemetery, Wildmann set the trash can containing Lloyd’s body on fire.

Following their interview with Windmann, detectives searched his home and vehicle as well as Lloyd’s vehicle.

Detectives collected video from the area surrounding the cemetery and identified a two-tone Chevy S10 pickup truck with NJ registration driving past early morning Tuesday, authorities said.

Around 1:48 a.m., the vehicle was seen stopping for several minutes in the area where the remains were found and a short time later, a large fire was seen adjacent to the stopped vehicle, authorities said.

Detectives located Wildmann’s Chevy S10 pickup truck later that morning in the area of Chambers and E. Franklin Streets. A female passenger was also in the vehicle and she was released after task force detectives interviewed her, authorities said.

Wildmann was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree desecration of human remains, third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses and fourth-degree tampering with evidence.

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