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Feb 26, 2019 · Liam McAtasney strangled Sarah Stern, 19, for over 30 minutes and threw her body off a bridge in 2016. He and his roommate Preston Taylor, who helped him, face life in prison and $10,000 fine.
Feb 3, 2023 · Liam McAtasney, who confessed on tape to killing and robbing his childhood friend Sarah Stern in 2016, was denied a new trial by a three-judge panel. The court rejected his arguments that the jury should not have seen the videotaped confession and that the prosecution made errors in its summation.
- Kathleen Hopkins
- Courts And Legal Affairs Reporter
Jan 2, 2021 · Liam McAtasney, a friend of Sarah Stern, murdered her in 2016 and dumped her body in the ocean. He confessed to his friend Anthony Curry, who recorded the conversation and helped police catch him.
- Amy Beeman
Mar 1, 2019 · ABC. Liam McAtasney, now 21, was found guilty on all seven counts against him, including first-degree murder, conspiracy, desecrating human remains and other charges. He was accused of strangling 19-year-old Stern, his high school classmate and childhood friend, in December 2016.
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Jun 21, 2019 · Liam McAtasney, 21, was sentenced to life without parole for strangling his childhood friend Sarah Stern, 19, in December 2016. Stern's body was never found after McAtasney and another friend dumped her off a bridge in Belmar, New Jersey.
Feb 17, 2022 · Preston Taylor, a childhood friend of Sarah Stern, pleaded guilty to robbery and related crimes in her murder in 2016. A state appeals court upheld his sentence, but reduced the $10,000 fine he had to pay.