Siblings in Crime

A Fit of Madness - The Hertgen Brothers

Ally Rossell and Blake Murphy Season 2 Episode 62

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On a cold February night in 2025, police rushed to a luxury apartment complex in Princeton, New Jersey after a resident called 911 to report smoke inside his home.

What officers discovered inside the apartment would leave even experienced investigators stunned.

But as the investigation unfolded, a deeper and more complicated story emerged involving mental illness, terrifying visions, and a family trying desperately to hold everything together.

In this episode of Siblings in Crime, we examine the shocking case of the Hertgen brothers — and the tragic night that changed their family forever.


Sources

  • Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
  • Mercer County Homicide Task Force – Affidavit of Probable Cause
  • Mercer County Superior Court
  • The Daily Princetonian
  • Law&Crime Network
  • Court TV
  • New York Post
  • FOX 29 Philadelphia
  • Planet