Episode 66: Rose Twells - Woodbury, NJ | A Murder Between Mayors

An elderly widow murdered inside her historic mansion, rumors involving the mayor’s teenage son, and a secret that remained buried for more than two decades. When witnesses finally began talking, Woodbury’s oldest unsolved murder would end with three defendants and three very different outcomes.

Episode Summary

Rose Kathrine Twells was an independent 82-year-old widow who lived alone in a large home on Delaware Street in Woodbury, New Jersey. She was known for tending her garden, taking long walks, and lovingly caring for her late husband, John Twells, a former mayor of Woodbury.

On December 20, 1979, Rose was expected to have dinner with relatives who lived across the street. When she never arrived and ...