New Jersey Supreme Court vacates murder conviction of mother who was charged in her son's killing decades after he disappeared

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The murder conviction of a New Jersey mother who was charged in her son's killing 23 years after he vanished has been vacated by a panel of judges, according to court documents.

Michelle Lodzinski's murder conviction was vacated by the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday, a vote of 4-3 due to a lack of proper evidence, documents state.

No one ever observed Lodzinski abuse Timothy," Albin wrote. He added that the medical examiner was not able to determine Timothy's cause of death and said,"By most accounts, Lodzinski was caring and devoted to her son, though challenged by the demands of everyday life as a young single mother.

 

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