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William G. Rohrer III "Billy" (Miguelito Alvarada)

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1975 May 28

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Billy or Billie Rohrer was a 2.5 or 3.5 year old boy from El Salvador who died from brain hemorrhage 3 months after his adoption.

Maryanne "Mimi" Rohrer and her husband prominent politician/banker William G. Rohrer Jr. flew to San Salvador to arrange visa's for 2 unrelated children prior to having fully completed INS paperwork. Miguelito Alvarada (aka Pepe), 2 1/2, and Ana Cecelia, 2, were renamed William 3rd and Laura Lisa. Billy died under suspicious circumstances in 1975. The investigation was delayed and charges were not brought until 12/82 after the statute of limitations expired for manslaughter charges. Mimi was charged with murder. The Jury was hung on the murder charge, but thought they may have convicted on manslaughter, which was not available.

Likely no agency was involved, and it is unclear if a homestudy was fully completed, although Rohrer's had been working for 6 months on domestic adoption. Several background checks were missing from the INS files.

Documents

Title Publication date
In His Will, Former N.j. Mayor Gives Fruitful Farewell 1989 Oct 5
A LONGTIME FORCE IN SOUTH JERSEY, WILLIAM G. ROHRER DIES AT AGE 79 1989 Sep 23
ROHRER'S CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGED 1985 Aug 3
NO RETRIAL FOR ROHRER, N.J. DECIDES 1985 Jan 24
LONG DELAY UNDERMINED ROHRER CASE 1984 Dec 23
CORONER: BOY, 4, DIED FROM ABUSE 1984 Dec 19
MIMI ROHRER CONFRONTS QUESTION: WHAT NOW 1984 Dec 19
MIMI'S HUSBAND: 'CAN I COME HOME?' 1984 Dec 18
Murder Trial Ends In a Hung Jury 1984 Dec 18
JURY EXPECTED TO GET ROHRER CASE TODAY 1984 Dec 14
BILLIE'S EARLY LIFE UNFOLDS AFTER LONG SEARCH LEADS TO SHACK IN EL SALVADOR 1984 Dec 11
LOOKS AS IF MIMI MIGHT NOT TESTIFY 1984 Dec 7
ROHRER OUT ON BAIL, NEW ATTITUDE CITED 1984 Nov 30
DEFENSE: ROHRER GOOD TO DAUGHTER 1984 Nov 28
LOVING MOM OR KILLER? MIMI ROHRER CASE PUZZLES FRIENDS 1984 Oct 29
DOC: MIMI DISTURBED, BUT SON WAS 'NORMAL' 1984 Oct 25
WOMAN: ROHRER STRUCK SON, THREATENED HER 1984 Oct 24
'I'VE GOT TO FIGHT,' MIMI RORHER SAYS OF TRIAL 1984 Oct 22
ROHRER GOES BACK TO COURT TODAY 1984 Oct 18
N.J. MURDER DEFENDANT SURRENDERS 1984 Oct 10
MIMI ROHRER MISSING 1984 Oct 10
WIFE OF JERSEY MAYOR ON TRIAL IN '75 DEATH OF SON 1984 Oct 7
DOC WAS 'ALARMED'BY ROHRER 1984 Oct 4
DOC WAS 'ALARMED'BY ROHRER 1984 Oct 4
NIECE SAYS ROHRER TOLD HER HIS WIFE 'DIDN'T WANT BILLY' 1984 Oct 4
ARGUMENTS OPEN IN MIMI ROHRER MURDER TRIAL 1984 Sep 27
WAS BOY SELF-DESTRUCTIVE OR MURDERED? ROHRER TRIAL BEGINS 1984 Sep 27
MURDER TRIAL TO BEGIN FOR MAYOR'S WIFE 1984 Sep 10
SERIES CHRONOLOGY; SERIES NJ BANK FINANCE EMPLOYEE CHRONOLOGY 1983 Jul 18
ROHRER, AFTER HIS OTHER SETBACKS, IS STILL THE MAYOR 1983 May 11
AFTER 32 YEARS, N.J. MAYOR HAS A STRUGGLE 1983 Mar 31
COURT ORDERS STATE'S DOCUMENTS ON SLAYING 1983 Mar 2
N.J. OFFICIAL DENIES THERE WAS INQUIRY 1983 Feb 24
N.J. QUESTIONS PROBE OF BOY'S '75 DEATH 1983 Feb 23
POLITICIAN'S WIFE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MURDERING ADOPTED SON IN 1975 1982 Dec 18
From the book "The Dark Side of Adoption" by Marsha Riben/Mirah Riben

Location

Haddon Township