Barnegat Man Found Guilty in 1999 Cold Case Murder

On January 7, 1999, Ms. Noga, who was then a senior in high school, was reported missing after she did not return home from work. Five days later, on January 12, 1999, at approximately 8:57 a.m., Ms. Noga’s body was discovered in a wooded area behind a strip mall on Ernston Road.

An autopsy later determined Noga died from blunt force trauma after being struck with a blunt object. For more than two decades, the case remained open and active as investigators continued to investigate Ms. Noga’s death.

During a three-week long trial that began on October 1, 2024, Assistant Prosecutor Katie Magee, who serves as the section chief of the Major Crimes Unit, along with Assistant Prosecutors Alexander Battey and Nicolette Spallanzani presented evidence and testimony to a jury.

Cymanski was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree aggravated sexual assault, first-degree kidnapping, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. As with all homicides, the case remained open and active since January 1999.

Law enforcement officers from the Sayreville Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office were committed to bringing justice to the Noga Family.

Prosecutor Ciccone wants to thank the law enforcement officers, both active and retired, from the Sayreville Police Department, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, and the Barnegat Police Department for their unrelenting commitment to this investigation and prosecution, which resulted in the conviction of the defendant.

Cymanski is scheduled to be sentenced before Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone on January 6, 2025.