Barnegat Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Parents

Man facing decades in prison after admitting to killing his parents in their N.J. home

Michael Mulgrew, 37, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder on Wednesday in the death of his parents, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The state will seek to sentence Mulgrew to two consecutive 30-year sentences, both with no parole, prosecutors said. On the morning of Nov. 2, 2023, the then 34-year-old stabbed both of his parents to death at their home on Lincoln Avenue in Barnegat, authorities said. Police…

Barnegat Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Parents

TOMS RIVER – A Barnegat man admitted in court today that he fatally stabbed his parents, pleading guilty to two counts of murder during a hearing in Ocean County Superior Court.   Michael Mulgrew, 37, entered the plea before Ocean County Criminal Presiding Judge Guy P. Ryan after the judge questioned him extensively about his mental health, his understanding of the charges, and the rights he was waiving.   Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Mara …