Megan Kanka

Megan Nicole Kanka (December 7, 1986 - July 29 1994) was a young girl who was raped and murdered by her neighbor Jesse Timmendequas in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey. Timmendequas was already a convicted sex offender.

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December 7 - 1986 - July 29 - 1994 - Rape - Murder - Jesse Timmendequas - Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey - Convicted - Sex offender

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Megan's death resulted in the New Jersey Legislature passing Megan's Law, which requires notification when a convicted sex offender moves into a neighborhood. The law is now Federal.

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New Jersey Legislature - Megan's Law

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She was kidnapped on July 29, 1994. Kanka had approached Timmendequas' house and he told her that he had a puppy, but it was too young to come outside, so she had to go inside the house. She agreed, but found there was no puppy.

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July 29 - 1994 - Puppy

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After raping her, Timmendequas murdered her by slamming her head onto a dresser and putting a plastic bag on her head. He then strangled her with a belt. He later raped her post-mortem in his car. He discarded the body in a toybox and dumped it into a park. A jury later convicted Timmendequas of Kanka's rape and murder and sentenced him to death.

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The Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation was founded in her memory.

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