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Connie Hayward

Case from Trenton, NJ dated Apr 10, 1995

Victim Details

Connie Hayward

Female

Black / African American

Trenton

NJ

1995-04-10

27

Connie

Hayward

06/23/2026

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Connie Hayward, a 27-year-old Black woman, tragically lost her life on April 10, 1995, in Trenton, New Jersey. Her death was not an isolated incident but part of a string of brutal murders that terrorized the city. Hayward's body was discovered in a rundown motel, a place that became the final, grim setting of her life.

The investigation into her death eventually unraveled a horrifying truth. Connie Hayward was a victim of Anthony Balaam, a man who would come to be known as the 'Trenton S ...
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  • Trenton Man Faces Charges in the Slayings of 4 Women
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