Man wanted in deadly stabbing at Atlantic City casino

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)

Authorities on Monday were looking for a Philadelphia man wanted in the deadly stabbing of his girlfriend at Atlantic City's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Police found the body of Sharon Whaley, 57, of Philadelphia, with multiple stab wounds inside a hotel room on Friday night, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Autopsy results were pending.

Authorities charged her 59-year-old boyfriend, Frankie Lane, with murder and weapons offenses. They were seeking information about his whereabouts.

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The prosecutor’s office and Atlantic City and Philadelphia police were handling the investigation.

No other information was available.

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