A law enforcement source told the Post on Friday, the preppy Princeton murder suspect, who was accused of torn his younger brother's eyeball after he tried to be hit and kill him violently, was killed, and then torn his younger brother's eyeball after killing him.
Matthew Hartgen, 31, wore a suicide vest during a virtual court appearance earlier in the day – attempting to hang out at Mercer County Correction Center, where he is being held on murder charges for a horrifying murder.
Hartgen allegedly beat his 26-year-old brother Joseph with a golf club and knife in the family's luxurious apartment on Saturday night.
He is also accused of burning the family cat, tearing his brother's eyeballs and eating it, police sources said.
He faces 30 years of life in prison if convicted of a vicious old man.
The twisted rampage surprised those who knew his heeled family, but came a few months after defendant Cannibal Killer posted a sober poem on Facebook, describing blood oozing out of his eyes and “knifesheims.”
Hartgen also took a selfie with a cat toy a day before the vicious massacre.
In addition to his eldest son, the brothers were outstanding athletes who grew up in a $1.1 million home on the Toms River before the family was uprooted into the cold parts of Princeton.
The murder happened Saturday night at the family home in Michelle Muse's apartment. This is a major location in College Town where units can run for up to $2 million.
Officers discovered a horrifying scene when the murder suspect called officers to report the body and fired fire inside a high-class home on Witherspoon Street.
A bloody knife, fork and plate were found near the victim's body, sources said officers made the believe Hartgen had consumed the missing organ.
The motivation behind the murderer's spiral remains unknown to the murderous spiral.
Joseph's funeral will be held on Saturday morning at St. Lukroma Catholic Church on the Toms River. According to his obituary.
He will be buried in the cemetery of St. Gabriel and Spirit US in Marlborough.
Hartgen will return to Mercer County Superior Court on March 6th.
If you are suffering from the thought of suicide, or have experienced a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-Well for free confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside of the five boroughs, you can dial the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 24/7 at 988 or visit saidepreventionlifeline.org.
