Evidence Believed To Be Connected To Sarah Stern Disappearance Discovered, Report Says

Two safe deposit boxes from Sarah Stern's home containing valuables were found hidden in Shark River Park and Sandy Hook, unnamed sources in the murder investigation told News 12 New Jersey.

Sarah, 19, disappeared from her Neptune City home on Dec. 2. Her grandmother's 1994 Oldsmobile 88 was discovered abandoned on the Belmar bridge with the keys in the car.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office last week charged Liam McAtasney, 19, with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree desecration of human remains and second-degree hindering late last week.

Also charged was Preston Taylor, 19. Authorities contend that Taylor helped McAtasney move and dispose of the missing teen's body. Taylor was also charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and second-degree hindering apprehension, he said.

The prosecution alleges that Stern was murdered on or about Dec. 2 in the course of a robbery of what Gramiccioni has described as "large quantities of cash'' that she had withdrawn from her bank account.

Authorities searched the Shark River and surrounding areas over the weekend. That search was suspended for Monday, but may be started again later in the week, according to News 12.

The News 12 report also said that McAtasney abruptly quit his job as a waiter at a local restaurant where he had worked at for four years, two days after Stern disappeared.

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Photo: Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.