SURF CITY, N.J. - Officials announced Tuesday charges against a Pennsylvania woman in connection to the death of two people in Surf City, New Jersey.
Authorities say Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55 of Landenberg, Pa., has been charged with two counts of Murder in relation to the stabbing deaths of 87-year-old John Enders and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy.
Heffernan also faces several more charges related to possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and more. On October 3, at approximately 4 p.m., officers from the Surf City Police Department responded to a residence on North 7th Street to conduct a welfare check upon the residents.