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Suspect cuts plea deal in cold case killing of NJ woman in 1997

May 20, 2025

A Canadian man accused in the cold case killing of a New Jersey woman took a plea deal on Monday, admitting to the killing in exchange for a 10-year prison sentence.

Robert Creter, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday. He told police he strangled Tamara “Tammy” Tignor to death with his bare hands.

Creter was initially charged with murder in the death of Tignor, who was 23 years old when she was found dead in Bridgewater Township on Nov. 4, 1997.

Tignor’s body was found on a dirt access road by a local resident. She had been living in Newark, about 20 miles east of where she was found dead.

The case went cold for decades, until DNA found at the scene was retested in 2023. Cops said the DNA matched Creter, who was born in Canada and moved back to his native country in 2002. He was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when cops identified him as a suspect.

Robert Creter in 1999.

Eyewitnesses in 1997 said Tignor was last seen alive stepping into an orange van on the streets of Newark. Investigators said Creter had access to such a van.

Creter was first charged in May 2023, and following the diplomatic process, he was finally arrested in June 2024 and extradited to the U.S. in November.

Creter’s sentencing hearing was scheduled for July 11. Under the terms of the plea deal, he must serve at least 8.5 years without parole.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/20/new-jersey-cold-case-plea-deal-robert-creter-tamara-tignor/

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