Affidavits In Stern Case Reveal More Details About Her Murder

Sarah Stern went to a bank with her accused killer to take out money on the same day he strangled her, according to documents released from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

Liam McAtasney, 19, Neptune City, said in an affidavit that he went to the bank with Sarah to access her safe-deposit box, then went back to her house and strangled her, according to the affidavits obtained by app.com.

The revelations were contained in affidavits in support of the arrests of Liam McAtasney, 19, of Neptune City, and Preston Taylor, 19, of Neptune, which the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office released on Thursday.

The affidavits said McAtasney told an unnamed friend that he planned to murder Stern for six months so he could steal some money she had recently come into. He told the friend he followed through on the plan on Dec. 2., according to the affidavits.

McAtasney then called his roommate , and asked him to go to Stern's home and move her body. Taylor did. He hid her body in some bushes outside of her house. When they later returned to the Stern home, they took a safe from the home which had $7,000.

The two put her body in the front seat of her car, drove to the Belmar bridge and heaved her into the waters of the Shark River. They left Stern's car, a Oldsmobile 88, on the bridge.

Both suspects have been held at the Monmouth County Jail since their arrests in the case on Feb. 1. McAtasney is charged with Stern's murder, felony murder, robbery, disturbing human remains, conspiring with another to disturb human remains, and hindering apprehension or prosecution.

Taylor is charged with disturbing human remains, conspiring with McAtasney to disturb human remains, and hindering apprehension or prosecution.

Sarah's body has not been found, despite massive air, water and foot searches.

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Photo: Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.