Man gets 35 years for strangling ex-girlfriend to death at NJ apartments Rick Rickman Published: November 19, 2025 Steven Gonzalez has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend (Cumberland County Jail/Google Maps)

🔴 A Millville man has been sentenced to 35 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend.

🔴 Prosecutors say the victim had just ended their relationship.

🔴 Investigators found a note from the killer.

MILLVILLE — A South Jersey man will spend most of his adult life in prison after being sentenced for the murder of his ex-girlfriend.

On Monday, a Superior Court judge in Cumberland County sentenced 26-year-old Steven Gonzalez to 35 years in state prison.

Gonzalez will be in his mid-50s before he is even eligible for parole, according t

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