Gloucester Township Man Charged With Killing Wife After Early-Morning Stabbing and House Fire

Gloucester Township, NJ – A 51-year-old woman died after a stabbing and fire tore through her home early Tuesday, and her husband now faces a murder charge in Camden County. Monica Morris was found in a third-floor bedroom on the 100 block of Freedom Way as firefighters battled heavy flames and smoke, and she was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 2:50 a.m.

Her husband, 50-year-old Jerome Morris, was taken into custody inside the residence after officers arrived around 2:25 a.m. and found him holding a knife and covered in blood, according to the Camden County Prosecut...