Preppy Princeton murder suspect Matthew Hertgen ripped out brother’s eye and ate it after killing him: source By . Steve Janoski. Published Feb. 26, 2025, 3:51 p.m. ET.

The preppy Princeton man accused of killing and mutilating his brother, appeared in court Thursday wearing a blue anti-suicide smock as he faced a judge for the first time since the heinous crimes.

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is accused of murdering his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, in the family's Princeton apartment, allegedly with a knife and golf club. He is also charged with animal ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is accused of murdering his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, in the family's Princeton apartment, allegedly with a knife and golf club. He is also charged with animal ...

The brothers came from a wealthy family, who moved from a $1.1 million home in Toms River to ritzy Princeton. “It’s incredibly tragic. Matthew Hertgen came from what appeared to be a perfect ...

Prosecutor's say Matthew Hertgen called 911 late Saturday night to report a fire and a dead body at Michelle Mews Apartments, an apartment complex located a short distance from the Princeton ...

In the creepy pic, Matthew Hertgen, 31, displayed the same thousand-yard stare he had in his mugshot the following day — after cops arrested him for beating and slashing his brother, Joseph ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is accused of using a knife and a golf club to slash and beat his 26-year-old brother, Joseph Hertgen, to death in a Princeton, New Jersey, apartment late last month.

Matthew Hertgen listens to his attorney Jason Matey during a detention hearing in Mercer County Superior Court in Trenton on March 6, 2025. He is accused of killing his brother in Princeton.

The Princeton man charged with killing his brother voluntarily agreed on Thursday to remain in jail pending court appearances in his case. Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with first-degree murder ...

Matthew Hertgen allegedly killed his younger brother, Joseph, and is now facing various charges including first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty. Princeton ex-soccer star Matthew ...

Matthew Hertgen, 31, is charged with the murder of his brother, Joseph Hertgen, 26, in Princeton. Matthew Hertgen allegedly beat his brother to death with a golf club and also killed a cat in the ...