The location would be prime in most other cities, but the grim, deserted boardwalk in Asbury Park is the kind of beachfront property where the sea gulls make you think of vultures.įrom the moment Morrison and his friends walked through the doors of the club on January 14th, something felt wrong. They’d come to catch a hardcore show at Club Deep, a squat, unassuming venue on Ocean Avenue. The night of the killing, James Morrison and three of his friends made the hour-long drive to Asbury Park, New Jersey.