Suspect in Delaware Murder Found Dead in NJ
Delaware State Police say the suspect in a slaying at a Dewey Beach Motel has been found dead in New Jersey.
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Troopers had warrants charging 26-year-old Pawan Kumar of Wilmington with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Danielle Mehlman of Bensalem, Pa.
Authorities in Delaware and New Jersey said Tuesday that Kumar was found dead in in the Bellville Motor Lodge, in Bellville, N.J.
Police say a maid found the body of Mehlman in a ground-floor room at the Atlantic Oceanside Motel on Monday morning.
Dewey Beach is a popular summertime destination between Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach along Delaware's Atlantic shore.
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