N.J. man acquitted of killing 5 teens, whose bodies were never found, in 1978

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One of the nation’s most baffling cold cases remains unresolved after a jury yesterday acquitted a New Jersey man of locking five teenagers in a vacant home in 1978 and burning them alive in retaliation for stealing his marijuana. No bodies were ever found, and Lee Evans, who represented himself against 10 murder-related charges, was able to poke holes in the testimony of the star prosecution witness.

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