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Police Search for Man Wanted in Deadly Stabbing in Atlantic City Casino Hotel Room

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What to Know

  • Authorities are looking for a Philadelphia man in the deadly stabbing of his girlfriend at Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
  • Police found the body of 57-year-old Sharon Whaley of Philadelphia with multiple stab wounds inside a hotel room on Friday night.
  • Authorities have charged her boyfriend, 59-year-old Frankie Lane, with murder and weapons offenses. They’re seeking information about his whereabouts.

Authorities on Monday were looking for a Philadelphia man wanted in the deadly stabbing of his girlfriend at Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Police found the body of Sharon Whaley, 57, of Philadelphia, with multiple stab wounds inside a hotel room on Friday night, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Autopsy results were pending.

Authorities charged her 59-year-old boyfriend, Frankie Lane, with murder and weapons offenses. They were seeking information about his whereabouts.

The prosecutor’s office and Atlantic City and Philadelphia police were handling the investigation.

No other information was available.

The prosecutor's office asked that anyone with knowledge of Lane's whereabouts or details about the investigation call them at 609-909-7800 or submit a tip online. People can also call submit a top through Crime Stoppers' website or call 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS).

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