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In the quiet evening of April 5, 2016, a distressing event unfolded in Edgewater, New Jersey, involving 34-year-old John Howard Friebely. At approximately 9:50 p.m., his life took a tragic and mysterious turn. On that spring day, authorities from the New Jersey State Police Harbor Unit were on a routine patrol of the Hudson River when they witnessed John walking past the Edgewater Marina and onto a pier. The officers then observed him go over the railing and into the river. He was last seen wear ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 05, 2016

Victim Details

Apr 12, 2016

Mar 06, 2022

John

Friebely

42

34

69 inches

168 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 05, 2016

Edgewater

New Jersey

Bergen County

07020

18240

Fort Lee Police Department

Fort Lee

New Jersey

Bergen County

07024

Dennis Pothos

Detective

1327 16th Street, New Jersey

2015923700

Local

Law Enforcement

http://fortleepd.org/

2016-25810

2016-04-05

Fort Lee Police Department

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

05/31/2026


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