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James Hofstetter

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the quiet borough of Kinnelon, New Jersey, a call to police regarding an unknown medical emergency on February 15, 2015, led to a grim discovery at a home on Wedgewood Drive. Inside, authorities found 57-year-old James E. Hofstetter, a local construction business owner, deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. The male victim had lived in Kinnelon since 1988 and was a father of two sons.

The investigation quickly turned from a medical emergency to a homicide, and suspicion fell upon a fa ...Read More
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  • Daily Record: Teen admits murdering father in Kinnelon
  • Obituary of James Ernest Hofstetter | Keri Memorial Funeral Home
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    Victim Details

    James Ernest Hofstetter

    Male

    Kinnelon

    NJ

    2015-02-15

    57

    James

    Hofstetter

    11/19/2025

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