Info. Still Sought In 2015 Murder Of Cliffwood Beach Man

CLIFFWOOD BEACH, NJ — Eight years after the murder, the 2015 fatal shooting of a Cliffwood Beach man remains a cold case, and this week Monmouth County Crime Stoppers put out a public request for any leads in the murder of William "Billy" Karecki.

On Sept. 13, 2015 Karecki, just 22 years old, was found dead in the Whale Creek parking lot on Ocean Boulevard in Aberdeen.

At the time, Karecki’s sister told NJ 101.5 he had been shot nine times, and that he had left the family’s home in Cliffwood Beach after receiving a phone call from a restricted number earlier that same evening.

That past July, Karecki was one of three people charged with robbing a Lacey man at a Toms River motel. Karecki, who lived in Keyport at the time, was arrested along with Kevin Gesualdo, 24, and Nicole Cantatore, 18, both from Port Monmouth.

The two men are accused of assaulting the man and then stealing $200 cash from him. The man, who suffered extensive injuries, was taken to Community Medical Center, said Toms River Police at the time.

Karecki, whose bail was set at $125,000, was out on bond, according to jail records, and living in Cliffwood Beach at the time of his murder.

Initial Patch report on the 2015 Toms River assault and robbery: Two From Middletown, Keyport Man Arrested In Robbery, Assault At Motel (July 2015)