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Morris Catholic High School teacher was brutally stabbed more than 80 times

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi has announced that Anthony Novellino, 63, the man police called a "person of interest" in the murder of his ex-wife, has now been formally charged with murder and other related charges in the death of popular high school teacher, Judith Novellino whose body was found by her daughter in her home on June 19. The teacher had been beaten and brutally stabbed more than 80 times.

Judith Novellino was an English teacher at Morris Catholic High School. She and Anthony Novellino had been involved in a lengthy and contentious divorce, which had recently been finalized. Anthony Novellino faced charges for communicating terroristic threats to his ex-wife's attorney during those proceedings, 1010wins.com reported.

Novellino, who waived extradition from Washington State and arrived in New Jersey Monday night with U.S. Marshals, is being held at the Morris County Jail in lieu of a $750,00 bond.

— ALICIA CRUZ, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM