The Deal Family Murders - Gary, Joan and Jason Deal

Episode 123

In late October of 1978 Gary and Joan Deal put their three year old son Jason to bed. Within hours all three were murdered in grisly fashion by an unknown assailant. The murders weren't discovered for several days, by which time the killer had already made his escape.

For more than forty years the victims' families and police have been haunted by this horrifying and tragic crime. Evidence was extremely thin and while police had developed several persons of interest they never had enough to make an arrest. Now, evidence is being re-analyzed using modern techniques in hopes of finally cracking this terrifying mystery.

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Sources:

“40 Years After New Jersey Family's Garish Murders, State Police Hope for New Leads” - NBC New York

“New DNA, ballistic tests sought in brutal slaying of N.J. family 40 years ago” - Goldman, NJ.com

“Renewed Effort to Solve Folsom Family’s Slaying” - Walsh, Mainland Journal

“Link Suspected in 2 Family Slayings” - Asbury Park Press

“New Leads Probed in Slayings” - The Daily Journal

“Autopsies Yield No Clues in Folsom Triple Slaying” - The Daily Journal

“Police Say 3 Murders ‘Days Old’” - Asher, Courier-Post

“Man, Wife and Son, 3, Found Slain” - The Record

“Police Hunt for Motive in Killings” - The Daily Journal