Arrest made in North Carolina for murder of New Jersey woman 35 years ago

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Monday, April 13, 2026
Arrest made in North Carolina for murder of New Jersey woman 35 years ago

VERNON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- An arrest was made in North Carolina for the murder of a woman from New Jersey 35 years ago.

New DNA evidence links Robert McCaffrey, 54, to the death of Lisa McBride in Vernon Township.

McCaffrey is also suspected in the disappearance of his wife, Marjorie, who vanished 12 years ago.

Her sister hopes McCaffrey's arrest in this case will lead to more charges.

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McCaffrey has yet to be transferred to New Jersey.

McBride was found by a hunter four months after her disappearance in 1990.

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