Dead Body Found in Cape May County Identified as Missing Teenager

A body that was discovered at a home in Middle Township on Monday afternoon has been positively identified as that of a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier this month, and police believe she was murdered, Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor said on Wednesday.

Although the body was discovered during a search for Nicole Angstadt, who was reported missing to Lower Township Police on Dec. 1, police didn’t confirm the body was that of Angstadt’s until receiving the results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday morning.

Three men have been arrested on unrelated charges, but have not been charged in connection with her death.

Charles E. Mosley, 32, of the Rio Grande section of Middle Township, has been charged with second degree sexual assault of a minor between the ages of 13 and 15 years old, third degree endangering the welfare of a minor and fourth degree trespassing.

He was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with Angstadt.

He was lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail.

LaQuan D. Harris, 20, and Derrick Powers, 23, of Rio Grande, were each charged with two counts of first degree armed robbery and second degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

They were allegedly involved in the robbery of nine juveniles at Mulligan Park in the Villas section of Lower Township.

They were both also allegedly involved in another robbery in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township. In that incident, the victim was allegedly struck with a handgun.

Harris and Powers were both lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Facility in lieu of $200,000 bail.

Angstadt’s body was discovered in the crawlspace of a home on Vermont Avenue in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township around 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Police don’t believe this was a random act, but didn’t elaborate on the cause of death because the incident is an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135, the Lower Township Police at 609-886-2711 or the Middle Township Police Department at 609-465-8700.

They can also text TIP MTPDTIPS followed by their message, to 888777 or text a tip using the Cape May County Sheriff’s Department TIP 411 app.