Authorities in Ocean County announced that Emiliano Davila, 41, of Keansburg, has been indicted on a charge of murder in the death of Mary O’Connor, 32, of Seaside Heights.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, police responded to Community Medical Center on November 3, 2025, for a woman suffering from blunt force trauma to the head. O’Connor had been dropped off by two men who then left the area. She was unresponsive, with a brain bleed and signs of strangulation.
Investigators determined Davila was one of the individuals who brought O’Connor to the hospital. Authorities said the two were in a dating relationship and that Davila allegedly assaulted her the night before at a motel in Seaside Heights.
Davila was arrested later that day and initially charged with domestic violence aggravated assault by strangulation. O’Connor died on November 5, 2025. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head.
Prosecutors said Davila was subsequently indicted on a murder charge and remains held at the Ocean County Jail pending trial.