CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Officials say human remains discovered earlier this year in Middle Township belong to a Lower Township man.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, Chief Tracey Super of the Middle Township Police Department and Chief Donald Vanaman Jr. of the Lower Township Police Department announce that human remains found in Middle
Township on March 3, 2026, were positively identified as Benjamin J. Beason, 42, of Lower Township.
Beason was reported missing to the Lower Township Police Department on May 22, 2024.
As officials announced earlier this year, a Cape May County resident was walking in a wooded area in the
Whitesboro section of Middle Township Marcy 3 when they discovered what appeared to be a human skull. The
discovery was immediately reported to the Middle Township Police Department. A subsequent coordinated
search by law enforcement and search and rescue personnel resulted in the recovery of additional skeletal
remains, officials said.
An examination of the human remains was conducted by the New Jersey State Police Forensic Anthropology
Unit. The findings were subsequently forwarded to the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Based
upon the examination and findings, the human remains were positively identified as those of Beason.
The cause and manner of death still remain under investigation.
Prosecutor Sutherland stated that the investigation remains ongoing, and that additional information will
be released as it becomes available.
Prosecutor Sutherland urges anyone with information regarding this investigation to submit an
anonymous tip through the Prosecutor’s Office website at cmcpo.tips or directly to the Prosecutor’s Office at (609) 465-1135.