Man Sentenced for Killing Parents in Ocean County Home

Man Sentenced for Killing Parents in Ocean County Home

According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, a Barnegat man who fatally stabbed his parents will serve 30 years in jail.

Due to the deaths of his parents, Eugene Mulgrew, 71, and Cheryl Mulgrew, 69, Michael Mulgrew, 37, was sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison and 30 years without the possibility of release.

They intended to take him to a mental health facility on the day he fatally killed his parents.

Around 11 a.m. on November 2, police showed up at the Lincoln Avenue residence to help medical staff conduct a mobile outreach, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.

According to Billhimer, officers noticed a man leaving the house as they got closer. Michael Mulgrew was that man.

Cheryl and Eugene Mulgrew's bodies were discovered in the bedroom with stab wounds to their upper torsos, and there was blood all throughout the house, according to Billhimer.

Michael Mulgrew was discovered along West Bay Boulevard and Gunning River Road during a search that resulted in the closure of Barnegat, Stafford, and Waretown schools. Mulgrew was charged with murder.