Bruce A. Cymanski is a 49 year old man from Barnegat, New Jersey. Cymanski has been accused by police of the 1999 murder of Nancy Noga, which was a cold case.
Police and prosecutors say that the arrest was made due to genetic testing from the firm Parabon NanoLabs, which is based in Delaware and has been involved in other cold cases.
Bruce A. Cymanski Murder Arrest Details
Cymanski Arrested After Foot Chase. “Bruce A. Cymanski, 49, was arrested near his home in Barnegat on Tuesday after a short foot chase, according to a joint statement from the Sayreville Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.” [Fox]
Report: Genealogy Connected Cymanski To Murder. “Cymanski was partially identified as a suspect in the case through the use of genetic genealogy, authorities said.” [MyCentralNJ]
Investigation Is Joint Operation Of County Prosecutors, Local Police. “The arrest was made possible by a joint investigation conducted by Detective Mark Morris and Sergeant Deon McCall, both of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with Sergeant Daniel Ellmyer of the Sayreville Police Department and retired Detective Sergeant Richard Sloan, formerly of the Sayreville Police Department.” [Middlesex Prosecutor]
Nancy Noga Found Dead In 1999. “On January 7, 1999, Noga, who was then a senior in high school, was reported missing after she did not return home from work, the office said. Five days later, at 8:57 a.m., her body was discovered in a snowy wooded area behind what was then the Mini-Mall Plaza Shopping Center on Ernston Road in Sayreville.” [NJ]
Noga Was Killed By Blunt Force Trauma To Her Head. “Nancy was a senior at Sayreville War Memorial High School who was murdered while making the short walk from her part-time job at the Rag Shop store on Route 9 in Old Bridge to the Skytop Garden Apartment Complex where she lived. She died as a result of blunt force trauma to her head.” [Sayreville Police]
Photo of murder victim Nancy Noga:
Reaction To Arrest
Nancy Noga Friend Liza Walter-Larregui: “Grateful” For Arrest. ““I’m grateful to the Middlesex County prosecutor, Sayreville Police Department, and Barnegat Police Department in their response and efforts to get the suspect behind bars. I know they have been working tirelessly to make this happen for the family and friends of Nancy,” said Walter-Larregui, adding she was amazed to hear high-profile genetic genealogist Cece Moore helped in the case.” [My Central New Jersey]
“Genetic Detective” CeCe Moore Says Experience Was “Incredible” Working On Noga Case. “It was an incredible experience working w/the extremely dedicated Middlesex Co (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office Detectives Mark Morris & Deon McCall on Nancy’s case. This was, by far, the lowest cM we have ever used to ID a suspect!” [CeCeMoore]
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