are releasing a list of unanswered questions too many to be closed. >> why no scratch marks on john sheridan when dna was found under the fingernails of joyce sheridan what is the motive he was sending work emails and even planning a meeting for the next day just moments before and they had plans to face time with their grandson that night and where is the weapon used to stab john sheridan and the dna? >> the dna in this case is extremely speculative. now the family is planning to sue the prosecutors not for money but to clear john sheridan's name. >> we will not allow the prosecutors office to destroy my father's legacy and my mother's legacy. >> in other news this noon, police in oklahoma have released video of a violent attack in oklahoma. it mapped in moore when officers tried to stop two brothers of hitting a parked car, you see the officer using a taser to subdue one of the suspects but it did not work and then the brother can be seen charging the officer and he tackled the officer and hit him in the head both brothers were intoxicated and the taser did not work on either of them, both

live from camden with more now cleve. >> reporter: chris and jessica former ceo of cooper health john sheridan son mark sheridan first wrote a letter and now speaking out saying death investigation for his parents was sloppy and miss guided from the start. john and joyce sheridan's children reject authorities conclusion that their father kill his wife and himself last september. >> we had no idea what happened. >> trust me, i wish i were in charge of this investigation. >> reporter: mark sheridan one of the couple's son hoist a lawyer sent a letter to the somerset county prosecutor's office. he claims they botched the investigation saying your office set out to prove the prepennsylvania mature conclusion of the its investigators. >> it never conducted or even performed even the basics of an investigation. all they did was try to prove it was a murder/suicide. >> reporter: last month the prosecutor's office concluded from stab wound that the john sheridan killed joyce sheridan and thereafter committed suicide. sheridans had their own autopsy done by doctor michael bad even who says john sherida

why were there no scratch marks on john sheridan when dna from an unknown source was found under joycet was the motive? john sheridan had been sending work e-mails just hours before the killing even planning a meeting for the next day. and the couple face timed with their grandson that night no signs of trouble. and where is the weapon used to stab john sheridan? it was never recovered. >> the community should be scared. the prosecutor has no idea what happened at that crime scene and he was out telling the public they were safe. >> reporter: family members think john and joyce sheridan may have been the victims of a brutal double homicide, not a murder-suicide. >> i want justice for my parents. i want a declaration that my mother died of a homicide then my father's manner of death is unresolved. i'd really like the prosecutor's office to actually go out and do some investigation to determine how he really died. >> reporter: now the sheridans are planning a lawsuit that challenges the findings of the report. the prosecutor says he stands by his report and because there is the possibili

he found john sheridan's a wound were not self inflict and knife to kill him was missing. shark sheridan says it is possible both of his parents were murder victims. >> i wish i had some answer for alternative toss what happened to my parents. if i had had conduct this investigation i believe i would have had them. >> reporter: somerset the county prosecutor's office said they stand by their investigation and won't comment further because of the pending lawsuit. sheridans are suing to have their father's death certificate changed so it does not say he killed himself. >> i had a huge amount of faith in the the system. i can tell you i no longer have that faith in the system. >> reporter: mark sheridan says his family is putting together a $250,000 reward for information that lead to the conviction of the person or persons that really killed his parents. live from camden, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thanks very much. >>> it has been a wet, dreary tuesday and rain will stick around for parts of the area question is, when will the sun return? our meteoro

but the sheridan family rejects that raising questions about the dna, a lack of motive, the failure to recover the weapon that caused john's injuries. mark sheridan says there are gaping holes in the report and he believes his parents' killer is still at large. >> the community should be scared. the prosecutor had no idea what happened at that crime scene and he was out telling the public they were safe. >> reporter: sheridan says he wants justice for his parents and will release documents that show the investigation was bungled. >> i want justice for my parents. i want a decoration that my mother died of a homicide and my father's manner of death is unresolved. i would really like the prosecutor's office to actually go out done some investigation to determine how he really died. >> reporter: the sheridan family plans to sue to challenge the report and clear their father's name. the prosecutor's officers won't comment on what the family is saying. in our new jersey news room, i'm nora muchanic, channel6 "action news". >> two major religious holidays fall on the same weekend. the jewish holiday of passover begins in about a

john sheridan was a leader in the effort to vee -- revitalize camden. rumors swirled when the prosecutor said john sheridan stabbed his by wife to death and torched the house before killing himself. the four sons say the ruling was shoddy police work. >> we're not going to allow the prosecutor's office to destroy my father's legacy and my mother's legacy to protect them from their screw ups. >> he wants his father's manner of deaths declared unhe resolved. "good morning america" will have more on the exclusive interview coming up in effect. >>> president obama called the agreement with iran a historic understanding. it tentative deal will iran from getting a nuclear weapon and they will fails more inspections than any other nation in the world. >>> the revel casino will be sold today. glen straub will spend $82 million which is less than the deal from last year. the judge said straub will have to work out whams with the ten tenents, but it will not work out in the courtroom. >> that's what we do. >> reporter: straub is pitching all sorts of uses for the

where is the weapon used to stab john sheridan? police never recovered it. knife used to kill joyce. >> the dna evidence in this case is extremely speculative. >> reporter: now the family is planning to sue the prosecutor and other officials not for money but to clear john sheridan's name. >> we're not going to allow the prosecutor's office to destroy my father's legacy my mother's legacy. >> reporter: and the prosecutor's office tells abc news "in light of the repeated tapes by members of the sheridan family, that litigation is imminent. furthe comment not appropriate at this time." the family is planning to file that any day but want to clear their parents' names and just remember they want everyone to remember they were a devoted couple married 47 years. devoted to their family friends and community. >> seems like there are a lot of questions out there. >> thank you, paula. >>> want to turn to an incredible survival story. a man missing for 66 days at sea rescued by the coast guard after his sailboat was spotted drifting over 200 miles off the coast of no

. >> the sons of john and joys sheridan are speaking out to abc news after their deaths were ruled a suicide. he was the ceo of cooper health system and leader to revitalize camden. the high profile couple were found dead, the home was the set on fire. last week, the somerset county prosecutor said the investigation was complete and found that john sheridan stabbedded wife to death and torched the home before stabbing himself. >> we're not going to allow the prosecutor's office to destroy my father's legacy and my mother's legacy to protect them from their screw ups. >>> mark sheridan wants a declaration that his father's manner of death is unresolved. tune into "good morning america" after "action news" to see more of this exclusive interview. >> still ahead on "action news," former residents in texas have a beef with barbecue smoke. >> tickets for the hotly anticipated showdown are not out yet, we'll tell you how much one ticket to get into to see this fight will set you back. >> reporter: 67 degrees is the high yesterday, 68 is the high today. well above average once again we're l

have to think someone could have come through here bill: the prosecutor essentially saying that john sheridanwife set a fire killed himself and their explanation is that the armoire fell on top >> is right. the heavy top part fell on top of them and cause the broken ribs. bill: so completely on the other side someone came in murder came in, kill them both lit the fire, but fire, but the armoire on top of the fire and then escaped >> the killer or killers on the loose. he does not know how or why misses he will fight for his father's legacy and is trying to alert people that killers are out there. his family does not care. >> the pending lawsuit is about money. nothing is further from the truth. >> they are not fighting for the money. they are fighting to clear the father's name. bill: what matters here is, you look at the same evidence in the family and the prosecutor have come to completely opposite conclusions. ♪ so the governor is in new hampshire. >> 's 1st town hall the state. >> testicular fortitude. he has got it. ♪ for years the makers of windex have been trying to convince you that m

and it can spread easily through contaminated food, questions continue to swirl about john sheridan and his wife joyce the high-profile couple was found dead in september. their new jersey home had been set on fire. last week prosecutors ruled it a murder-suicide, they said that john stabbed his wife and then torched the house before stabbing himself but the sheridans four sons are calling that conclusion impossible. they believe it was a double murder with the killer still on the loose. >> the community should be scared. the prosecutor has no idea what happened at the crime scene and he was out telling them they were safe. >> there is a list of unanswered questions about their death coming up in a full report at 12:30. >>> the florida developer buying the revel casino has his sights set on a better atlantic city, he will reportedly buy the showboat, next door to the revel. part of a plan to remake the north of town. richard stockton bought showboat casino to open a campus there but the taj mahal blocked it. >>> the calendar brings two holidays together, passover arrived at sun down ton

john sheridan stabbed his wife to death and torched the house before fatally stabbing himself. four sheridan boys say it's impossible and the ruling was shoddy police work. >> we're not going to allow the prosecutor's office to destroy my father's legacy, my mother's legacy to protect them from their screw ups. >> mark shar i done says he wants a declaration instead that his father's manner of death is unresolved. tune into "good morning america" 7 a.m. after "action news" to see more of this exclusive interview. >> and still to come on "action news" tonight, lost at sea. we have the amazing rescue of a man stranded on his sailboat for months. and the call he made to let his family know he is safe tonight. and also a new series of "action news" uncovering world class offers of philadelphia you may not realize. tonight monica malpass takes us on one of a kind photo gallery and they say lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place but can hit two planes plying to the same airport. cecily. >> get ready tomorrow for a warm and windy day and also a wet day and behind this system

the sons of a prominent couple in new jersey continue to doubt the cause of their parent's death john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead in their home last september and police ruled it a suicide and they sent a letter blaming thing for false findings they said basic factses were wrong on an autopsy and they accused of prosecutors and police of a biassed and incomplete investigation. >>> and now how a man ended up slashed in the face this morning, it happened at 2:30 a.m. at 23rd street and ridge avenue, it started with a fight and it's unclear if the man who was the victim or was he wielding a knife and the victim was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. and police are looking for a gunman in camden the gun fire erupted last night on van buren street, and the woman was taken to cooper university hospital. a motive is still unclear. >>> in north philadelphia 26-year-old man is expected to be okay after he was shot in the leg, it happened at 12:30 this morning near the corner of 22nd and west susquehanna avenue police found multiple shell casings at that intere

john sheridan was the ceo of cooper health. last month somerset county prosecutor ruled sheridan killed his wife joyce and then himself inside of their skill man home back in september. now, one of the sheridan sons is challengeing both the competence and the credibility of that investigation in a scathing letter he certainly to the prosecutor. he says the family is now planning to sue. >> we have no idea what happened. trust me, i wish that i were in charge of this investigation. they never conducted conducted even or performed even the basics of an investigation. all they did was try to prove that this was murder suicide. >> the prosecutor in somerset county says he stands by the investigation. >>> well today new jersey governor chris christie proposed an overhaul of the social security system as he gears up for a possible gop presidential run. >> these changes will not affect you but will save these programs for your grandchildren. >> during that speech in new hampshire the governor said he would raise the retirement age fro

rumors swirled until friday when the somerset county prosecutor said john sheridan stabbed himself toth and torched the house before killing himself. four sons are saying this is impossible and the ruling was shoddy police work. >> we're not going to allow the prosecutor's office to destroy my father's legacy and my mother's legacy to protect them from their screwups. good morning will have more at 7:00 a.m. >> the framework for a nuclear deal is set with iran. president obama called the agreements a historic understanding. the tentative deal would dismantel iran's nuclear weapons program. some issues need to be resolved before final agreement in june. the president said iran will face more inspections than any other nation in the world. >>> the new owner of the shuttered revel casino plans to close on the deal today. glen straub will have to pay $82 million to finally get the deal done, he dropped the dedemand he buy the casino without any obligations to the old tenants. the judge said he'll have to work that out but not inside a courtroom. >> another day that's what we do, that's wh

they said john sheridan stabbed his wife stabbed himself and set fire to their home. the couples sons hired a private investigators to look into the case. in a letter sent yesterday they allege that the prosecutor jumped to a conclusion that it was murder/suicide and then made evidence to fit that theory in spite of the possibility of there being a third knife that was never found at the scene. the sons are offering a $250,000 reward for an arrest and conviction in the case. the sheridan brothers say they plan to file a state lawsuit over the cause of death. the prosecutor's office said in a statement to "nbc 10," in light of the repeated statements by members of the sheridan family that litigation is imminent, further comment would not be appropriate at this time. >>> now your "nbc 10" first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> here we go on our way to a beautiful day today. we'll see plenty of sunshine. this morning we're seeing no rain be in the area. it has cleared out completely. the clouds have broken and the temperatures have come down. moon's just

john sheridan was ceo of cooper health. last in month the the somerset county prosecutor rule that sheridan killed his wife, joyce and then himself before setting their home in fire in september. one of the sheridan's sons is challenging the competence and credibility of that investigation in the the letter to the prosecutor. >> we have no idea what happened. trust me, i wish i were in charge of this investigation. they never conducted even or performed even the the basics of an investigation. all they did was try to prove that this was a murder/suicide. >> sheridan's son says the family is planning to sue. the prosecutor is standing by their investigation. >>> 5:37n business news this morning get ready to rock out, within more time. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from insuring with that and more, hi jill. >> reporter: good morning, ukee. strong earnings from banks of jp morgan, chase and wells fargo sent stocks higher on wall street. dow jones jump 59, nasdaq was down 11. today is tax day, you've got until midnigh

firefighters found cooper university health systems ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce in their burning home in somerset county last september. prosecutors say john stabbed joyce in the chest and then stabbed himself before setting their home on fire. the brothers hired their own private investigator to look into their parents' deaths last november. today, they alleged in a letter that the prosecutor jumped to a conclusion that their parents died from a murder/suicide then made the evidence fit the theory despite the possibility of a third knife. authorities also said joyce had blood on her hands but mark sheridan said there were no scratches on his father. now the brothers said in the letter, the singular focus of the investigation was to prove the murder/suicide hypothesis rather than determine what happened to our parents when facts were developed that called that hypothesis into question. they were ignored. the sheridan brothers say they plan to file a state lawsuit over the cause of death. the prosecutor's office said in a statement to nbc 10 in light of the repeated statements by

they say john sheridan stabbed his wife and himself and set their home on fire last september. couple's son hired a private investigator to look into the case. in a letter sent yesterday they alleged that the prosecutor jumped to a conclusion that it was a murder/suicide. despite the possibility of a third knife. the sons are offering a $250,000 reward for an arrest and conviction in the case. the sheridan brothers say they plan to file a state lawsuit over the cause of death. in the meantime the prosecutor's office says in part that in light of the repeated statements by the sheridan family that litigation is imminent further comment would not be given at this time. >>> police are looking at new recommendations about how to reduce the violent crime in that city. police got suggestions from the former head of the new york city police department. howard safer hired asir came up with a list of changes he would like to see in the department. one of them, a high tech crime center like the one new castle county unveiled yesterday. >> all of the data systems, all of the data will imm

authorities say john sheridan stabbed his wife joyce many times before pouring gasoline throughout theirm and lighting the place on fire. both of them were later found dead. larry is a professor of forensic science at john j. college. let's go through some of the evidence, larry. joyce had skin basically under her fingernails but there were no scratch marks on her husband's body. how could that be? >> well i think you can -- you can end up with d.n.a. skin tissue under the fingernails with a lot less than, you know a deep scratch leaving marks. there are cells that just slough off the skin and you can get that under the fingernails. i don't think that that's any kind of an issue. there are no scratches on john. we understand that. not a problem. >> supposedly if you buy the police theory of this he stabbed his wife to death and then stabbed himself to death. i've always understood that it was, you know virtually impossible to do that to yourself and stab yourself multiple times. >> well, first of all, we know that she was dead before him. there was an arson set. it was a gasoline arson.

uva law professor john miner wrote in his diary that he feared general sheridan's men would destroy the university. his fears were not unfounded. only a month later, union troops did indeed burn the university of alabama whose campus was designed on the model of thomas jefferson's academic village. fortunately, this university had a measure of protection that alabama would not have. the uva administrators had long attempted to distance the university from the civil war conflict even seeking exemptions for military service for uva students. when the union troops arrived on march 3, local officials surrendered the town and university leaders including faculty chair socrates molfin request a protection for the university using a bed sheet as a flag of truce. union soldiers set fire to the charlottesville manufacturing company which had produced confederate uniforms and they destroyed a university owned canon. overall, the damage was minimal. union troops soon proceeded to petersburg and then to appomattox, the site of the confederate surrender. the university whose funding had been suspend