NJ man gets life sentence for Nancy Noga's murder

A man from New Jersey has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Nancy Noga, which happened over 25 years ago. Noga was also sexually assaulted before she was killed and her body was found behind a strip mall. Bruce Cymanski was convicted in October for murder, aggravated sexual assault, and other charges related to Noga's death, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Noga went missing on January 7, 1999, and her body was discovered five days later in a wooded area near a shopping center. When found, her remains were frozen and covered in snow. Before her murder, Noga was a high school senior and had plans to join the U.S. Air Force after graduation. An autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma, and a large tree branch was identified as the murder weapon. For years, investigators struggled to find a suspect until 2021, when they used forensic genealogy to connect Cymanski to the crime. DNA evidence confirmed that preserved semen found on Noga belonged to him. On Monday, Cymanski was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 30 years. He also received consecutive sentences of 20 and 15 years for the other charges.