Cause Of Death Revealed In Ocean City Woman's Alleged Murder

OCEAN CITY, NJ — An Ocean City woman who police say was killed by her boyfriend was strangled to death, according to the results of an autopsy conducted Sunday morning.

The cause of death in the case of 54-year-old Denise Webber was strangulation, and the manner of death has been classified as a homicide, Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor and Ocean City Police Chief Chad Callahan announced Sunday afternoon.

Paul Kline, 49, of Ocean City, was scheduled to make his first court appearance, via video, on Monday afternoon. Police say Kline and Webber were living together, and were dating. Kline is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree endangering an injured victim.

Webber was found deceased inside her apartment in the Wesley Inn on the 900 block of Wesley Avenue by Ocean City police responding to reports of a deceased female at about 8:40 a.m. Saturday morning.

According to a website that keeps track of criminal data for cities across the country, the last time there was a reported murder in Ocean City was 2002.

Taylor urges anyone who has information concerning this incident to call the Prosecutor's Office at 609-465-1135, or the Ocean City Police Department at 609-399-9111. You can also use the Cape May County Sheriff's Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net by clicking the "Anonymous Tip" tab, or call the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-465-2800 or 877-465-2801.

Anyone convicted of the crime of murder is subject to 30 years to life in New Jersey State Prison. Anyone convicted of second-degree crimes is subject to 5-10 years in prison, and anyone convicted of third-degree crimes is subject to 3-5 years in state prison. All those accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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