THE GADFLY-In Memory of Larry Angel: Vigil For Lois Collier 8pm Tonight

MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST
The son of Mullica Township stabbing victim Lois Collier, 56, said investigators told him his mother’s boyfriend died after jumping from the Walt Whitman Bridge later the day of the slaying.

Collier, 56, was found stabbed to death July 2 in the Mullica Township home she shared with boyfriend Mark Holland on Weymouth Road.

There is a vigil for her set for 8 p.m. tonight at the Harbor City Apartments in Egg Harbor City.

Toby Collier said his mother’s car was missing after her slaying, and found in the vicinity of the bridge.

The body of a black man was pulled from the Delaware River near the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia on July 6, and Toby Collier said Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office investigators told him the body was that of Holland.

However, the Prosecutor’s Office, which is handling the investigation, has declined to answer questions about Holland’s whereabouts or to release information about Lois Collier’s car or the body taken from the Delaware River.

They also have not identified a suspect.

“They won’t tell you a lot of stuff,” said Toby Collier. “I have no idea why.”

Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Jay McKeen said Friday the case remains under investigation and the office has no new information to release.

Philadelphia Police have no information on the identity of the body, a spokesperson said. No one from the Delaware River Port Authority Police, whom Philadelphia Police said had taken possession of the body, returned calls Friday.

Toby Collier said he had lived with his mom and Holland about two months, and he never saw Holland behave violently. He said Holland’s personality changed about two months ago, when he was upset by a legal problem.

IF YOU GO:

VIGIL FOR LOIS COLLIER, 8 p.m. tonight, Harbor City Apartments, 301 Atlantic Ave., Egg Harbor City.

Contact: 609-272-7219