Crime
Missing 48-year-old Harold Miller Jr Murdered and Dismembered in Camden
CAMDEN, N.J. — Authorities have arrested a Camden man and two members of his family in connection with the murder of a man whose body has not been recovered, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez announced on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
Everton Thomas, 41, of Camden, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Harold “Hal” Miller Jr.
Thomas also faces charges of second-degree desecration of human remains and fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence.
Sherrie Parker, 41, the defendant’s wife, and Deshawn Thomas, 22, his son, are each charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence.
On June 14, 2025, Harold Miller Jr. was reported missing to the Deptford Township Police Department. Investigators learned that Miller had been playing cards with friends in Camden in the early morning hours of June 12, 2025.
His vehicle was later located abandoned in Pennsauken on the same day he was reported missing.
Detectives obtained surveillance footage and cell phone records showing that Miller entered a residence on the 2600 block of Baird Boulevard in Camden at approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 12, 2025.
Moments later, the footage recorded the sound of what appeared to be a single gunshot. Miller was never seen leaving the property. Surveillance also captured a man, later identified as Everton Thomas, moving Miller’s vehicle and parking it in the location where it was eventually discovered.
Further investigation revealed that Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas purchased a chainsaw, containers, trash bags, and cleaning supplies shortly after Miller entered the residence.
Additional video evidence showed Everton and Deshawn Thomas making several trips to dumpsters at the Tamarack Apartments, loading containers and trash bags into a vehicle before leaving Camden.
On June 20, 2025, detectives executed a search warrant at the Baird Boulevard residence. During the search, investigators recovered suspected bloodstains and found Everton Thomas in possession of a loaded firearm with one round in the chamber and nine rounds in a ten-round magazine.
Forensic testing later confirmed that the blood recovered inside the residence matched the DNA profile of Harold Miller Jr.
The following day, before charges were filed, Everton Thomas fled the United States and crossed into Canada.
On September 5, 2025, following an extensive investigation conducted by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Camden County Police Department, with assistance from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Deptford Township Police Department, all three defendants were formally charged.
On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division arrested Sherrie Parker and Deshawn Thomas in Camden. Both remain in custody at the Camden County Correctional Facility.
That same day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Everton Thomas at the Port of Buffalo, New York, after he reentered the United States from Canada aboard a commercial bus. He is being held at a New York correctional facility pending extradition to New Jersey.
Authorities continue to seek information regarding the whereabouts of Miller’s remains. Anyone with knowledge relevant to the investigation is urged to contact Detective Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5086 or Detective Andrew Mogck of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-8588.
Crime
Angela Johnson and Her Son DeAngelo Johnson Killed After Shooting Inside Home in Chicago, Mother’s Boyfriend in Custody
CHICAGO — A 47-year-old mother and her 27-year-old son were fatally shot inside a residence in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side late Thursday night, September 24, 2026, according to Chicago police.
The victims were identified as Angela Johnson, 47, and DeAngelo Johnson, 27. Police said a suspect, identified as Angela Johnson’s boyfriend, was taken into custody following the shooting.
The deadly shooting happened in the 800 block of North Parkside Avenue at approximately 10:43 p.m. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots coming from the basement of the residence and called 911.
When Chicago police officers arrived, they found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Angela Johnson was found in the basement with a gunshot wound to her chest. Police-radio traffic indicated she had been shot on the right side of her chest.
DeAngelo Johnson was found on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Radio traffic indicated that he had suffered two gunshot wounds to his back.
Both victims were initially unresponsive and in critical condition. Emergency personnel performed CPR on DeAngelo Johnson before both victims were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
According to police-radio traffic, one victim was pronounced dead at approximately 11:18 p.m., while the male victim was pronounced dead around 11:21 p.m.
Investigators found extensive evidence inside the residence, including approximately 23 shell casings in a basement bedroom. Additional shell casings were reportedly recovered in other areas of the basement, including the stairway, main room and bedroom.
Officers initially recovered a firearm and shell casings from the basement bedroom. Police later located a second firearm inside the home, bringing the total number of recovered firearms to two.
Authorities have not publicly stated who owned the firearms or confirmed which weapon, if either, was used in the fatal shooting.
Police also reported that DeAngelo Johnson was wearing an empty holster when officers found him on the first floor. That discovery prompted an officer-safety alert as officers searched the residence for the missing firearm.
Chicago police said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related and identified the alleged offender as the mother’s boyfriend.
Radio traffic indicated that a person had been detained by approximately 11:26 p.m. The official police report later confirmed that the known offender was taken into custody.
Two witnesses were reportedly available to identify the alleged offender, and officers conducted a show-up identification procedure near the scene.
Police have not released additional information about potential charges against the suspect.
The investigation into the Chicago Austin neighborhood double shooting remains ongoing. Detectives are continuing to examine the circumstances that led to the shooting, the relationship between the people involved and the role of the two recovered firearms.
The deaths of Angela Johnson and DeAngelo Johnson are being investigated as a double homicide.