Authorities say a northern New Jersey man fatally stabbed his ex-wife 84 times last summer and covered her face with a Halloween pig mask.
Anthony Novellino of Denville has been indicted on murder and weapons charges. He also faces a charge of tampering with physical evidence in the indictment handed up Friday by a Morris County grand jury. The 63-year-old could face life in prison without parole if convicted.
Prosecutors say Novellino attacked his wife, Judith, in their home in June. They had recently finalized their divorce and Judith Novellino, a high school English teacher, was packing items to take to her apartment when he sneaked into the home and stabbed her.
Their adult daughter found her body the next day.
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