Detectives are investigating the killing of a homeless man found dead in an Egg Harbor Township cemetery.
Fausto Garcia, 38, died of blunt-force lacerations to the head and a deep cut to the neck, an autopsy found.
His body was found by a passerby just after 3 p.m. Thursday on the grounds of Mount Calvary Cemetery, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner announced Monday.
The cemetery is across the Black Horse Pike from the township Walmart.
The passerby flagged down police.
“With so much going on in our world today, some tend to forget that there are bad people out there doing bad things," Tyner said. "Although this victim was homeless, he deserved better. The Major Crimes Unit is committed to finding the person, or people, responsible for Mr. Garcia’s murder.”
A cooperative investigation is continuing by the ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Egg Harbor Township Police Department.
Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.
