$10K Reward For Info On Easter Murder In Union County

Elizabeth, NJ -- A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in connection with the murder of Trenice Johnson, age 26 on Easter Sunday in Elizabeth

Johnson was found dead in her Mravlag Manor housing complex in Elizabeth at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, March 27 by police, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced.

An autopsy conducted Monday morning by the Union County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the cause of Johnson’s death was a combination of strangulation and asphyxiation, with the manner of death determined to be homicide.

The homicide is under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Homicide Task Force, the Elizabeth Police Department, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office’s Identification Unit.

Anyone with information about Johnson’s death is being urged to contact Homicide Task Force Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Dan Joy at 908-337-0832.

The Union County Crime Stoppers also are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477), via text message by texting “UCTIP” plus a message to 274637 (CRIMES), or online at www.uctip.org.