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Matthew Hertgen, a former Princeton football player, died by suicide in prison at 32 after being declared not criminally responsible for killing his brother Joseph due to severe psychosis.
In Princeton, New Jersey, a tragic sequence of events unfolded when Matthew Hertgen, a graduate with a promising career, was found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing his brother Joseph. His subsequent death two months later left a family grappling with grief and forgiveness.
Matthew Hertgen, a former collegiate soccer player and microbiology graduate, was found dead in a Mercer County jail after a controversial legal outcome. His story raises questions about mental health care in the criminal justice system.