MUS-2026-0122
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MUS-2026-0122
Homicide
- Incident
- 2001
- Indexed
- Oct 6, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
- Location
- Lakewood NJ
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On April 3, 2001, the body of 31-year-old Gabrielle Mueller was found in a wooded area off Salem Street in Lakewood, New Jersey, two days after she was last seen alive. An autopsy determined she died by strangulation and her death was ruled a homicide. In April 2016 the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office noted 15 years had passed with no significant clues developed. No arrests have been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- April 1, 2001
Mueller, 31, of Toms River, was last seen alive during the evening hours
- April 2, 2001
Toms River Police were contacted and she was reported as a missing person
- April 3, 2001
Her body was found in a wooded area off Salem Street in Lakewood; her blue Toyota Corolla was located in Lakewood the next day
- 2001
Autopsy determined she died by strangulation; her death was classified as a homicide
- April 2016
Ocean County Prosecutor's Office cold-case page noted 15 years had passed with no significant clues developed
- September 2026
A true-crime podcast episode recounted the case as still unsolved
Key people
The people in the file.
31, of Toms River, New Jersey. Found dead in a wooded area off Salem Street in Lakewood on April 3, 2001.
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