Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Robert Nevius, 91, was found unresponsive at approximately 8:40 a.m. in his Essex Fells home by members of the Essex Fells Police Department who went to the home to do a welfare check-in.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Essex Fells Police Department are actively investigating the case. It is being treated as a homicide at this time. Next of kin have been notified.
Acting Prosecutor Laurino announced late today that the investigation into the death of Robert Nevius, 91, of Essex Fells is ongoing.
At this point we would urge the public to be vigilant and report to the Essex Fells Police Department any suspicious activity.
We will make more details available tomorrow after the autopsy is completed. In the meantime we can say that our preliminary investigation indicates Mr. Nevius was home alone at the time of his death and his residence was ransacked. There appears to be no evidence of forced entry.
Mr. Nevius lived at the address for 50 years. He is married.
