Angara Murder Remains Unsolved

Everyday we search for news or progress in the case of Dr Geetha Angara, the chemist murdered at a water treatment plant in Totowa, New Jersey this past February 8. Today we found this BBC article reviewing Angara’s death at the Passaic Valley Water Commission and the subsequent criminal investigation. Unfortunately according to the BBC, the crime still remains a mystery:

Passaic County Assistant Chief Prosecutor John Latoracca told the BBC: “The investigation is continuing. We have not made any arrests yet and are still trying to ascertain the identity of the person responsible."

Eighty-five people work at the Totowa complex but only 50 were at work on the night of the killing. Police have interviewed all of these and asked for DNA tests from all the possible suspects.

He said the killer would only have had a small window of opportunity and added: "We have a pretty tight time-frame that we are working with.”We are convinced it was somebody working at the Passaic Valley plant and not an outsider. The motive has always been something difficult to find in this case.

"Until we have ascertained what happened it is difficult to infer what the motive could have been. "Things are theoretically possible but there's nothing concrete. There is a suggestion that some may have felt slighted that they were passed over [for promotion] but it is not enough of a motive to kill someone."

Ernie Landante, a spokesman for her employers, said: "Dr Angara was an exemplary employee. She is certainly missed by her family and, without question, she is missed by the Passaic Valley Water Commission.

He told the BBC News website: "The plant is a state-of-the-art facility and her expertise was a major part of operating the facility. She had a PhD and several masters degrees and was promoted about a year ago."

Mr. Latoracca said: "By all accounts she was a terrific person, a very dedicated employee, a very intelligent woman and a dedicated wife and mother."

Indian-born Dr Angara, who lived in nearby Holmdel, left behind a husband, Jaya, and three children, aged nine, 13 and 19.

Links to our previous posts on Dr. Angara’s murder are shown below:

The Murder Case Of Chemist Geetha Angara Still A Mystery – April 26
Tension High At Water Treatment Plant Where Chemist Geetha Angara Was Murdered - March 27
Investigators Narrow Focus In The Geetha Angara Murder Case - March 12
No Internal Security Systems Present At NJ Water Treatment Plant - February 23
This Is Some Coincidence - February 20
NJ Chemist Murder Investigators Looking For A Motive - February 19
Three Suspects Identified In NJ Chemist Murder - February 18
Chemist Death At NJ Water Treatment Plant Ruled a Homicide - February 16