The Princeton man charged with the beating death of his brother last weekend left a bloody scene and told arresting police officers he went into a “fit of madness,” a detective wrote in court papers.

Matthew Hertgen was with a family member until 10 p.m. that night. He later called 911 to report his brother's death.

It was gruesome. It was way overboard, he even killed the cat, setting him on fire,” said a cop source at the scene.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found Matthew, identified as the 911 caller, inside the residence along with his ...

More gruesome details have emerged in the case of Matthew Hertgen, a former college soccer player who brutally killed his ...

Prosecutors allege that Matthew Hertgen, an ex-soccer payer for Wesleyan University, killed his brother and a cat.

Matthew Hertgen is accused of attacking Joseph with a knife and a golf club, fatally slashing and beating him around 11:15 ...

An ex-collegiate soccer player Matthew Hertgen from Princeton, New Jersey, has been accused for killing his own younger ...

A former New Jersey high school soccer star who was allegedly murdered and mutilated by one of his brothers was remembered by ...