RANDY "AMANDA" LEHRER - 32 yo/ Murdered - Jersey City NJ

BREAKING: Cops concerned about missing Jersey City mom, 32; husband apparently uncooperative
Aug 19, 2011

JERSEY CITY AND BEYOND -- The Jersey City Police Department is asking for help locating a missing mom whom they say disappeared a week ago.

According to JCPD Chief Tom Comey, friends and coworkers became concerned about Randy "Amanda" Lehrer, 32, after she began missing work at the beginning of the week. She was last seen on Aug. 13.



"Apparently, this is very uncharacteristic of her. In three years, this is the only time she's missed work, other than when she had her baby," Comey told the Reporter Friday. "It's out of her nature, according to all the people we've interviewed, for her to leave her child behind."

Comey added that Lehrer's husband - whose name he would not provide - has refused to speak to police without an attorney present, and "there are certain parts of the investigation where we had to obtain court orders and warrants. We're still considering it a missing persons case, until we learn otherwise. We're looking for anybody that can give us information as to her whereabouts. We're concerned at this point for her safety."

The baby, reportedly 10 months old, is staying with grandparents.

Lehrer's husband is not considered a suspect at this time, Comey said.

Lehrer is described as being 5'2" with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs about 145 pounds. Lehrer, who goes by the nickname Amanda, has a tattoo that reads, "Laugh Now Cry Later" on her right shoulder.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Camacho in the JCPD Missing Persons Unit at (201) 547-5427. - E. Assata Wright

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Husband Charged After Remains Found of Missing N.J. Mom


A New Jersey man has been charged with
killing his wife after police discovered her remains in a 55-gallon
cement-filled drum in the apartment building where they once lived


Prosecutors says Steven Acuna faces murder
charges after police found the remains of Randy "Amanda" Lehrer on
Friday in the basement of a Jersey City building where she lived with
her husband and infant daughter.


Police say Acuna reported Lehrer missing on
Aug. 17 after an argument. Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio says
investigators believe the killing was "a domestic violence situation."


DeFazio says Acuna relocated to Toms River after Lehrer went missing. There was no telephone listing for Acuna.


Acuna is being held at the Hudson County
Correctional Facility in lieu of $1 million bail. It's not known if he
has retained an attorney.


About 200 people gathered Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil held outside the apartment building.

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