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by Jesse Bunch Published Oct. 1, 2025, 3:37 p.m. ET

A Voorhees man convicted of murdering his wife last month committed suicide in the Camden County jail one day after his conviction, prosecutors said Wednesday.

On Sept. 18, a Camden County Superior Court jury found Shawn Lichtfuss, 53, guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal 2021 strangling of his wife , Stefanie Caraway.

Prosecutors said Lichtfuss confessed to putting 38-year-old Caraway in a chokehold at home after police were called to check on Lichtfuss’ welfare. Officers found him hours later parked at a nearby convenience store across from the Voorhees Township Police Department station.

Lichtfuss’ trial lasted s

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