Three years passed between the time Amy Giordano went missing and Rosario DiGirolamo admitted he killed her.
Here’s a look back at the headlines that appeared in the Herald dated by print and online publishing dates as we chronicled the grisly murder case:
June 21, 2007 Police seek Millstone man in baby abandonment case
June 22, 2007 Apartment sealed week later; detective defends actions
June 22, 2007 Deserted lives: Baby OK, parents missing
June 27, 2007 Boyfriend of missing woman becomes “person of interest”
June 27, 2007 Father of abandoned boy in Italy; police search apartment
June 29, 2007 FBI special agent discusses DiGirolamo’s whereabouts
June 29, 2007 A 3rd “family” enters widening investigation; Single mom missing, dad in Italy, mob ties possible
June 29, 2007 Prosecutor: DiGirolamo seems to have fled
June 29, 2007 Local police chief, prosecutor talk about detective’s decisions
July 5, 2007 Blood found, quarrel cited in Giordano case
July 13, 2007 Probe into disappearance still awaits forensic tests
July 13, 2007 Giordano has her roots in the South; Prosecutor’s office: Unable to contact biological family
July 19, 2007 Officials say Millstone man may have planned escape
July 20, 2007 Boyfriend of missing woman in Sicily?
Aug. 2, 2007 Man labeled person of interest in disappearance of borough woman turns himself in on child abandonment charges
Aug. 6, 2007 Father of abandoned baby turns himself in; DiGirolamo not talking about missing mom
Aug. 10, 2007 Police ponder DiGirolamo inheritance, refused lease
Aug. 14, 2007 DiGirolamo to stand trial on abandonment charges
Aug. 17, 2007 Friends surface; want Amy’s stuff
Aug. 20, 2007 Lawyer says Giordano alive; prosecutor ‘very skeptical’
Aug. 24, 2007 Grand jury indicts DiGirolamo for alleged child abandonment
Oct. 1, 2007 DiGirolamo offered plea agreement
Oct. 5, 2007 DiGirolamo offered plea deal in baby abandonment case
Oct. 11, 2007 Plea deal offered in DiGirolamo case
Nov. 16, 2007 Hearing for DiGirolamo
Nov. 19, 2007 DiGirolamo gets probation
Nov. 19, 2007 DiGirolamo accepts plea, according to lawyer
Nov. 23, 2007 DiGirolamo gets probation; Admits to abandoning baby he fathered with Giordano
Jan. 15, 2008 Warrant executed at Giordano’s old apartment
Jan. 18, 2008 Giordano’s blood sought again at apartment; 7 months later, forensic tests prompt activity
March 5, 2008 Giordano’s parental rights may soon be terminated
March 20, 2008 DiGirolamo charged with Giordano murder
March 21, 2008 Second man charged in connection with Giordano murder
March 25, 2008 More skeletal remains found during Giordano murder probe; genetic tests planned
March 27, 2008 Remains found in pond; DiGirolamo arraignment Friday
March 27, 2008 Remains found during murder probe; Millstone man charged in slaying
March 28, 2008 Prosecutor: Boyfriend killed Giordano in Hightstown apartment, then told friends
March 28, 2008 Attorney: Client only guilty of ‘big mistake’ with affair
April 3, 2008 Grim details outlined in Giordano murder case
April 3, 2008 DiGirolamo’s new accommodations
April 3, 2008 DNA expert explains task; routine items, water are key
April 7, 2008 Prosecutors say Russo helped clean murder scene
April 24, 2008 DiGirolamo relative may adopt son he abandoned
April 24, 2008 Body parts identified as those of Giordano; Defense attorney claims conclusion is ‘sad’ but doesn’t incriminate client
Nov. 26, 2008 DiGirolamo home for Thanksgiving; $1 million bond releases accused killer
Jan. 9, 2009 DiGirolamo indicted in Giordano murder
Jan. 14, 2009 Millstone man indicted on murder charge
March 9, 2009 DiGirolamo pleads not guilty
March 11, 2009 DiGirolamo pleads not guilty in murder, dismemberment case
March 13, 2009 Not-guilty plea filed in Giordano murder case
June 26, 2009 Judge: Share evidence in DiGirolamo case
Dec. 3, 2009 No trial date in sight for DiGirolamo
Dec. 3, 2009 Russo could see charges dropped; N.Y. man accused of helping dispose of Giordano body parts
March 25, 2010 DiGirolamo case inches ahead, 2-plus years later
July 1, 2010 DiGirolamo nixes plea
Nov. 11, 2010 Murder trial set to start
Dec. 30, 2010 Murder trial starts Monday; DiGirolamo faces life if found guilty
Jan. 3, 2011 Murder suspect DiGirolamo makes a deal
Compiled by Evan Grossman, managing editor.

