Timeline of a murder in Herald headlines

By: centraljersey.com
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.