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Cornelius Kasten

Case from Wayne, NJ dated Oct 09, 1991

Victim Details

Cornelius Corky Kasten III

Male

White / Caucasian

Wayne

NJ

1991-10-09

36

Cornelius

Kasten

07/17/2026

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In the quiet town of Wayne, New Jersey, a tragic story unfolded on the night of October 9, 1991, culminating in the death of 36-year-old Cornelius 'Corky' Kasten III. Kasten was at his home with his fiancée, Carol A. Ott, when their lives were violently cut short by a former postal worker, Joseph M. Harris. Harris, a 35-year-old Navy veteran, had been fired from his job at the Ridgewood post office, a dismissal in which Ott, his former supervisor, had been involved. This termination fueled a gr ...
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  • Newspapers.com: 600 mourn rampage victims part 2/2 (Cornelius Kasten, Donald McNaught, Johannes VanderPaauw 1991) - Newspapers.com
  • Cornelius “Corky” Kasten III (1955-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial
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