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FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 1997 ASBURY PARK PRESS PAGE Ai QfflRBB Website comes to defense of teen charged in murder Has links to 'Omega, an online pedophile site in Russia il hope people understand that if they contribute to this fund, they are contributing to people who essentially condone pedophilia. I would just hope that nobody falls for this.f Edward Werner FATHER OF SLAIN BOY 5 2A Aiwclated Prut cludes a mission statement and an area where visitors can e-mail Garbko or fill out a form that would be sent by him to the Manzie family. A link to a page describing how people can submit monetary dona- tions appears on the page, but that site is not complete. Spokesmen for prosecutors in Monmouth and Ocean counties said yesterday that they would not comment because they had not seen Garbko's site or its links.

First Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Alton D. Kenney did, however, warn people about online solicitations. "Anyone who would even consider participating in this site would hopefully look at the motivation for it, especially if there is a connection between this site and the (Omega) site," he said. Garbko said he was in no way belittling the tragedy that befell the Werners, whose son was killed Sept. 27.

But he chastised Monmouth County prosecutors who involved Manzie in the investigation of Stephen Philip Simmons. Authorities believe Simmons, 43, of Holbrook, Long Island, and Manzie had a least four sexual encounters. "Eddie Werner, the poor little kid, who paid with his life for the 'system malfunction' is a victim. But he is not the only (one). The most beneficial (thing) for society (to do) is to take the lesson and improve the system, not to destroy another boy," Garbko said.

Ocean County Prosecutor E. David Millard is seeking to try Manzie as an adult, which would subject the teen to harsher penalties, including life in prison. The By ALLISON GARVEY and KEVIN COLLI GAN STAFF WRITERS SYMPATHY for 11-year-old Edward P. Werner of Jackson Township and the teen-ager accused of killing him has gone international. A Russian advertising agency representative is hoping a Website he created that he says is visited mostly by Americans will translate into thoughts, letters and possibly money to support the family of Samuel Manzie.

"Sam Manzie is not a coldblooded murderer and a rapist," said Sergey V. Garbko from Moscow. "He is a mad boy," he said, describing the 15-year-old charged with robbing, raping and strangling Werner in Manzie's home on Iowa Court. Garbko, who said he has a medical degree, said in interviews by telephone and e-mail yesterday that he thinks Manzie has serious mental problems that should be handled with hospitalization, not incarceration. The site, titled "New Jersey Murder in Memoriam," states the cause of the murder could be the people who did not get Manzie the help he needed and the "arrogance of the grown-ups and their alleged knowledge of how a maturing guy should live and who he should make friendship with." Garbko said he had been in contact with the Manzie family and left a message for them yesterday to inform them he was speaking about their son.

A lawyer for the Manzie family could not be reached for comment yesterday. The fact that the Website con- Gina Marie Gallo disappeared in 1981. Dental records help remains identify tx-FTCsecutcr's conduct prings dreg case loss SOMERV1LLE: A year after he killed himself in a Nevada hotel room, former Somerset County Prosecutor Nicholas Bissell lost 4 big case. i Citing misconduct by the ex-rosecutor, Superior Court Judge Leonard Arnold dismissed pie indictment Wednesday against Isaac Wright, whose conviction as a drug kingpin had already been overturned. Arnold said Bissell must have known that most of the cocaine used to convict Wright in 1991 tyas illegally seized, and that Wright's constitutional rights rere violated.

i The ex-prosecutor was convicted of federal tax evasion, theft and abuse of office charges in June 1996. He fled home just before his sentencing in November and committed suicide when federal marshals tracked him to a Laughlin, hotel. Newark hires experts to reduce crime i NEWARK: Two men credited With helping New York City bring down its crime rate have )een hired for the same task in Newark, police officials said yesterday. I Consultants Jack Maple and 8ohn Linder were hired to assess le department and provide strategies to make the officers more efficient at preventing fcrimes, Newark Police Director Joseph Santiago said. I He said Newark's crime rate pas fallen 27 percent over the last two years, but that officials were till looking to do more.

Appeals court upholds casino's policy on hair TRENTON: An appeals court has upheld an Atlantic City casino's policy of prohibiting male employees from wearing long Jiair. I A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of New Jersey's appellate division ruled that employers can establish grooming codes that require men to have Shorter hair than women. I Wednesday's ruling, the first bf its kind in New Jersey, coincides with similar rulings In federal courts. i It stemmed from the firings of Artemio Riva and Albert Kar-jvowski, dealers at Trump Plaza Hotel Casino who had worn heir hair in ponytails for years. I From wire services The Press corrects its mistakes and clarifies stories ungrudgingly.

Call the following numbers weekdays: (908) 922-6000 or 1-800-822-9770. -J A We'd from if ST NEW JERSEY news appears every day Lawmaker wants public schools to stop door-to-door fund-raisers By CAROL GORGA WILLIAMS TOMS RIVER BUREAU INVESTIGATORS, aided by a Brick Township forensic dentist, have determined that a skull found by hunters in Mercer County is that of a Burlington County woman missing since 1981. Mercer County Prosecutor Maryann K. Bielamowicz said yesterday that the skull discovered by hunters on Nov. 28 was that of Gina Marie Gallo.

Dr. Haskell Askin made the identification, Bielamowicz said. Hamilton Township police informed Gallo's parents who long had contended their daughter was the victim of foul play on Wednesday, according to the Times of Trenton and the Associated PressJ The published reports also indicate the parents, Pat and Polly Gallo, live in Jackson Township but that could not be confirmed 1 Gallo, 22, worked as a night clerk at the Laurel Notch Motel in Bordentown Township and shared a room there with her boyfriend when she vanished on Nov. 16, 1981. The boyfriend told police he last saw her setting out to hitchhike to the Quakerbridge Mall in Lawrence Township.

Hunters found the skull on top of a trash pile in woods in an area adjacent to Interstate 295, a couple miles south of the shopping mall. "Thankfully, this allows a conclusion from the point of view of where Gina Gallo is," said Askin, a dental forensic consultant for the Mercer County pros tains a link to and is the featured site of "Omega," an "on-line boy-love support magazine" has the father of the slain boy questioning the site creator's intentions. Edward Werner said it was incredible for him and his wife, Valerie, to hear that anyone would have sympathy for Sam Manzie. "I hope people understand that if they contribute to this fund, they are contributing to people who essentially condone pedophilia," Werner said. "It is unfortunate that the Internet gets abused by people with these inclinations.

I would just hope that nobody falls for this." According to Webpage credits, the "Omega" on-line magazine is edited by Mikhail Garbko, Sergey's brother. An editorial within the Omega site which contains pictures of nude or partially nude boys states that Sergey Garbko had been the editor, but had to step down because of other responsibilities. Both Garbko's Murder in Memoriam site and the Omega site are hosted by a Russian Web company called Stream Networks, based in Moscow. The Murder in Memoriam site in meet strangers to be in danger." Schools that violate the law could be barred from all fund-raising activities for one year. Rocco said Werner's death was not an isolated incident.

Since 1990, five other children in the country have died while going door-to-door, according to Rocco. At a Statehouse news conference yesterday, the New Jersey School Boards Association, Principals and Supervisors Association, Education Association and Association of School Administrators expressed support for the legislation. Rocco said he believes a bill applying only to public schools can withstand a constitutional challenge. The bill (A-3231) would not apply to parochial schools or private organizations, such as the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Also, don't miss our Factory Overstock Sale Save an additional 'V Np5, ecutor's Office.

"Fortunately for the law enforcement people and for the family, there was sufficient dental evidence in order to accomplish a dental identification without question. It doesn't always work out that way," he said. Askin has had Gallo's records since her disappearance. Investigators continue to search the surrounding area for the rest of Gallo's remains. Police could not give a cause of death.

Although Gallo has been miss-, ing for 16 years, the case never really faded from view, said Sgt. Al DellaFave, a spokesman for i the state police. In November 1993, a state police inmate told authorities he helped bury the body of a young woman in Hamilton in 1981, but investigators found nothing. In 1994, authorities searched a remote area of Kingwood Township after art informant told them that Gallo's remains might found in an area called "Devil's Tea Table," a large wooded area noted for its 40-foot-high cliffs and rugged terrain DellaFave said no remains were discovered in that area but tips continued to be received. In September 1996, the Gallo family began offering a $5,000 re-; ward for information.

DellaFave said the woman's boyfriend, Ed Jones, was the last person to see her alive. "That would make him one of the prime people we would question," he said. MEN'S RUGGED NAPPA JACKETS WITH THINSULATE LININGS reg. retail $399 Now Only $17995 extra sizes slight add'l charge HUGE SELECTION OF BIG TALL SIZES FOR PETITE PLUS SIZES FOR boy would not, however, face the death penalty. Eliminating door-to-door und raising should not impact basic operating revenue for schools, since most money raised goes toward fl-j nancing "extras" such as field trips, yearbooks, stage curtains, encyclopedias and student awards, said Debra Bradley, the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association director of government relations.

The public will have two opportunities to comment on the legislation next week. There will be a joint public hearing conducted by the Assembly and Senate education committees at 2 p.m. Monday at the Woodcrest Elementary School in Cherry Hill Township, and an Assembly Education Committee hearing on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Trenton. i i i Lenox Factory Clearance Center i Holiday Sale Cranbury, New Jersey Friday, Novemser 28 through Wednesday, December 24, 1997 Hurry Quantities Limited! Decor Large Crystal Box $095 SRP $25.00 now Canterbury Bowl SRP $43.00 now Masterpiece sr $7495 SRP $53.00 now Mm By TERRI NEEDHAM STATEHOUSE BUREAU TRENTON In response to the murder of Edward P.

Werner, Assemblyman John A. Rocco, R-Cam-den, has introduced legislation prohibiting public schools from sponsoring door-to-door fund-raising activities. Concerns about the safety of door-to-door solicitations were raised after Werner, 11, of Jackson Township, disappeared on Sept. 27 while selling gift wrap and candy in his neighborhood. Rocco said fund-raising is a huge industry, with 1.2 million students taking part, but has become an unsafe practice in recent years.

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