Who is Michelle Lodzinski?
MICHELLE Lodzinski, the mother accused of her son’s 1991 New Jersey murder, was released from prison Tuesday after her conviction was overturned. The murder of Timothy Wiltsey, who was just 5 when he died, remains one of the biggest mysteries in Middlesex County. Who is Michelle Lodzinski? Lodzinski, the mother to Wiltsey and two other […]
MICHELLE Lodzinski, the mother accused of her son’s 1991 New Jersey murder, was released from prison Tuesday after her conviction was overturned.
The murder of Timothy Wiltsey, who was just 5 when he died, remains one of the biggest mysteries in Middlesex County.
Who is Michelle Lodzinski?
Lodzinski, the mother to Wiltsey and two other children, had a handful of run-ins with the law in the years following her son’s death.
In 1995, she pleaded guilty following an incident in 1994 in which she made false claims to the FBI.
She was sentenced to probation.
Then, in 1997, she was accused of stealing a computer and pleaded guilty in 1998.
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Since she committed a crime while on probation, Lodzinski was sentenced to house arrest.
By the time she was charged with Wiltsey’s murder in August 2014, Lodzinski was living in Florida with her two teenage sons, according to My Central Jersey.
What happened to Timothy Wiltsey?
Lodzinski, now 54, was allegedly at a carnival with Wiltsey on May 25, 1991, in Sayreville, New Jersey when the young boy disappeared.
But her story continued to change as the boy’s death was investigated, prompting authorities to consider her a suspect in the case.
Wiltsey’s disappearance gained national attention and was featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” My Central Jersey reports.
The boy’s face was even plastered on milk cartons as the search to find him continued.
Wiltsey’s remains were found near a complex where Lodzinski used to work in 1992, almost a year after he vanished.
Why was the case reopened?
The case was reopened in 2011 after new evidence emerged and a blue baby blanket was identified by Wiltsey’s former babysitters.
The blanket was found with the boy’s body and the former sitters recognized that it had come from Lodzinski’s home in South Amboy, New Jersey.
Lodzinski was arrested in 2014 and charged with first-degree murder.
She was convicted in 2016 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. She has long denied any involvement in the murder.
After having her conviction appealed and upheld twice, Lodzinski’s case was reheard by New Jersey’s highest court in October 2021 and her conviction was overturned.
She can no longer be tried in the case.