A string of disturbing disappearances and unsolved murders across southern New Jersey has residents and online sleuths speculating about the emergence of a new serial killer—one the public has chillingly nicknamed “The Jersey Devil.”
The nickname, a reference to the legendary cryptid said to haunt the Pine Barrens for centuries, has taken on new meaning as authorities continue to recover mutilated remains in increasingly remote and forested locations. The most recent discovery, a decomposed body found last week just outside Barnegat, marked the fourth confirmed victim in under six months.