Brooke Hanlon’s death was deemed ‘suspicious’ 2 minutes into investigation as major crimes team called in

Dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE reveals how quickly authorities deemed Brooke Hanlon’s death suspicious and called in the major crimes team

NEED TO KNOW

• The death of Brooke Hanlon on June 6 was quickly labeled as “suspicious” by members of law enforcement

• There have still been no arrests and no suspects or persons of interest publicly identified

• The 9-1-1 call on June 6 was placed by her husband James “Conor” Hanlon after he found her body in their bedroom with multiple stab wounds

The first law enforcement officer to arrive at the scene of Brooke Hanlon’s death in New Jersey on June 6 quickly labeled it suspicious.

“Suspicious death right now,” the officer can be heard telling someone who was “circling the area” near the crime scene in dispatch audio obtained by PEOPLE.

That determination was made 13 minutes after the 911 call came in, and less than two minutes into the dispatch audio released by the Morris County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).

Just a few seconds later, the major crimes team was assigned to the case.

Brooke was in the master bedroom suite on the second floor of her Chester home when first responders arrived and found her covered in blood and suffering from multiple stab wounds.

“There’s a guy screaming and says he needs everyone’s help,” dispatch can be heard saying at the start of the recording.

A female dispatcher then said: “He says she is covered in blood and he is beginning CPR.”

That dispatcher then alerted the deputies and officers arriving at the scene to the fact that the victim was on the second floor of the home.

Law enforcement officers responding to the Hanlon home, as well as other crime scenes that evening, were delayed by numerous trees that had fallen across roads throughout the area. The dispatch audio includes frequent mention of trees that had fallen during a severe storm that afternoon in the county and caused traffic backups.

Brooke is never named in the audio but her husband is identified by authorities.

After the death was deemed suspicious, a high-ranking MCSO official can be heard over the dispatch radio asking when the call came in and who had placed it.

“James Conor Hanlon,” the dispatcher says.

In that 911 call, which was also obtained by PEOPLE, Conor told the dispatcher that he found his wife with multiple stab wounds and unable to breathe on the second floor of the home they purchased two years ago in the town where Brooke grew up.

It is unclear whether he provided additional details about his whereabouts before finding his wife’s body because approximately 10 seconds appear to have been removed from the 911 call.

When the audio returns, the dispatcher can be heard saying: “Tell me exactly what happened. I know you were saying.”

Conor cuts him off and said, “I was gone...”

He did not finish the sentence, instead shouting that his wife was not breathing and needed CPR. Conor became even more emotional and upset when he then discovered what he termed a “laceration” on Brooke’s body.

The dispatcher then instructed Conor to perform CPR, which he did for close to five minutes while waiting for first responders.

Forty-six days after Brooke’s death, no arrests have been made and authorities have publicly identified no suspects or persons of interest.

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Brooke was a licensed psychotherapist and a new mother, having welcomed her first child with Conor in July 2025.

That child, Avery, recently celebrated her first birthday.

Brooke and Conor purchased their house in 2024, according to property records, which also show that the home is located just a few miles from Brooke’s childhood home, where her parents still live.

She and Conor met while she was attending Northeastern University in Boston, where she earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology.

They were married in 2021 and had lived in Boston prior to moving back to Chester.

Police and prosecutors have also declined to comment or share any new information on Brooke’s death or the investigation at this time.

The two agencies also declined to confirm the victim’s name for three weeks after she was killed in her home.

The Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office did release a statement saying that an autopsy “determined the cause of death to be multiple sharp force injuries and the manner of death as homicide.”

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