Pennsylvania's Most Controversial Figure: Justina Morley

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Justina Morley was fifteen years old when she took part in the brutal murder of an another teenager. According to court documents Justina Morley lured the victim Jason Sweeney to a remote location with the promise of sex where he would be fatally attacked by Edward Batzig, Domenic and Nicholas Cola. Justina Morley is an American criminal who is known for luring for sex, [1] and later slaying Jason Sweeney, a teenager from Fishtown, Pennsylvania [2] on May 30, 2003. Justina Morley was a 15-year-old Catholic school eighth-grader when she lured Sweeney to a remote meeting place, where he was pummeled with a hatchet, a hammer and rocks. The teen killers spent. Justina reportedly suggested they have sex and she began taking off her clothes, urging Jason to do the same. A teenage boy enamored of his first girlfriend, he wasn’t about to turn her down. He removed his shoes and began to undo his pants. Reports suggested he was unaware that Justina had sexual relationships with two of his friends — Nicholas Coia and Edward. Police sources stated the quartet conceived the plan to kill Jason and steal his paycheck days before the crime occurred. The female accomplice , Justina Morley, previously pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and testified against the three in exchange for a sentence of 17 1/2 to 35 years. This post delves into ten astonishing facts, weaving together the lesser-known aspects of Pennsylvania ’s rich tapestry with the intriguing life and times of Justina Morley , a significant, yet often overlooked, figure in the state’s narrative. In May of 2003, in a wooded region of Fishtown bordering the Delaware called “The Trails”, a 15-year-old local girl named Justina Morley used promises of sex to bait her then-boyfriend Jason. Coia, his younger brother, Nicholas, 16, and Sweeney’ s friend, Edward “Eddie” Batzig Jr., 16, are charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.