New DNA testing leads to charges in deadly 2016 home invasion

PEMBERTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities in Burlington County have charged two men in connection with a 2016 home invasion that left 37-year-old Norman Mosley dead.

Investigators say Kevin D'Costa, 45, and Daeman Hodge, 32, are now charged with killing Mosley during a home invasion in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township.

Mosley was shot shortly before 10 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2016, after two masked intruders forced their way inside. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive his injuries.

Officials said a major breakthrough came after enhanced DNA testing was performed on gloves found near the scene, allowing investigators to link both men to the crime.

"We are thrilled to finally bring justice to the Mosley family," Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. "The public is conditioned by crime shows to believe that the challenges of criminal investigations always fall into place immediately, but nothing could be further from the truth."

Monday's update brought long-awaited relief to Mosley's family.

"My brother was a good man, and he didn't deserve what he got," Darius Mosley, the victim's brother, said.

The killing sparked a yearslong push for answers from loved ones who rallied around the phrase "Justice for Norm." They regularly attended candlelight vigils for victims of violence, holding banners and wearing T-shirts displaying his photo.

"We just couldn't stop," Darius Mosley said. "I wouldn't care if it was 30 years from now, as long as I was living and breathing, we were always gonna shout 'Justice for Norm,'" he said.

At the time of his arrest, D'Costa was already incarcerated in Essex County on unrelated charges.

Hodge was arrested last week in Bordentown Township.

Both men are charged with felony murder, robbery, and a long list of other related offenses.

"All the years gone by, you really start to lose some hope. Is this what it's gonna be? But no, they worked hard," Darius Mosley said. "It took nine years, but they made it so it wasn't a cold case. It was a closed case. My brother 100% deserved that."

The family specifically thanked a detective in the county prosecutor's office who's been working the case since the beginning, Detective Anthony J. Luyber.

"He brought it home for us," Darius Mosley said.