Editing Forked River, New Jersey (section)

==In the news==
On October 11, 1989, three aides of New York business mogul [[Donald Trump]] were killed in a helicopter crash near the [[Garden State Parkway]] in Forked River. Five people, including three high-level executives of Trump's three casinos in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] were killed when their helicopter crashed in pine woodlands.<ref>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/11/nyregion/copter-crash-kills-3-aides-of-trump.html "Copter Crash Kills 3 Aides Of Trump"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 11, 1989. Accessed January 10, 2013. "Five people, including three high-level executives of Donald J. Trump's three casinos in Atlantic City, were killed yesterday when their helicopter crashed in pine woodlands on the Garden State Parkway near Forked River, N.J."</ref>

On June 6, 1997, [[Melissa Drexler]], known as The Prom Mom, delivered a baby in a restroom stall at her [[Lacey Township High School]] prom, and threw the body in the trash before returning to the dance. She pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, and was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. After serving nearly 37 months, she was released on parole.<ref name=Drexler>Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/25/nyregion/new-jersey-charges-woman-18-with-killing-baby-born-at-prom.html "New Jersey Charges Woman, 18, With Killing Baby Born at Prom"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 25, 1997. Accessed January 10, 2013. "The woman, Melissa Drexler, 18, of Forked River, was charged after an autopsy determined she had choked the baby and smothered him either with her hands or with the plastic bag, said John Kaye, the Monmouth County Prosecutor."</ref>