Ocean County Man Convicted of 1999 Murder of Sayreville Teen After Two Decades
After more than 20 years, Bruce A. Cymanski, a 52-year-old man from Ocean County, has been convicted of the brutal murder, kidnapping, and rape of 17-year-old Nancy Noga, a Sayreville High School senior. Noga’s body was found in a wooded area behind a strip mall in Sayreville in January 1999, five days after she was reported missing.
The Cold Case That Haunted Sayreville
On January 7, 1999, Noga disappeared after she failed to return home from work. Her family immediately reported her missing, launching a search that ended tragically when her body was discovered on January 12. An autopsy revealed that Noga had died from blunt force trauma, and the case quickly became one of New Jersey’s most unsettling unsolved murders. For over two decades, authorities continued their efforts to fin...