Prosecutors: Man killed mother, left body in car at pizza shop

Burlington County man accused of killing mother, leaving body in car

Burlington County prosecutors say 53-year-old Brian Templeton is charged with murder and desecration of human remains.

EDGEWATER PARK, N.J. - Authorities say a New Jersey man killed his mother inside her apartment, put her in a chest and then drove her body to a pizza shop where he worked.

Burlington County prosecutors say 53-year-old Brian Templeton is charged with murder and desecration of human remains. He’s being treated at a medical facility for an “ongoing condition,” and it’s not known if he’s retained an attorney.

A worker at the Courtyard Apartments complex in Edgewater Park contacted police Monday and asked them to check on 77-year-old Doris Templeton, a resident there who had not been seen nor heard from in more than two weeks. Her body was found Tuesday afternoon by investigators at the shop in Willingboro.