After more than a month since two friends were found dead inside a parked car in Hackensack, officials announce that a broken tailpipe and faulty catalytic converter are believed to have led to carbon-monoxide deaths.
On March 25, police responded to Overlook Avenue across from the Stratford House high-rise condominiums shortly before 8:30 a.m., where they found the bodies of Michele Pierre, 24, of New York and Robert Spain, 30, of Hackensack inside a parked 2003 Chevrolet Tracker with New York license plates.
It appears that the two friends were talking when they became unconscious.
The case will remain open until toxicology results are completed.