What ever happen to the Codefendents from the 1980's pizza connection case in NJ ? I know most where from south NJ and PA .

Unless I have missunderstood you, five of the defendents in the Pizza Connection Trials in New York had residences in NJ.
They are/were Francesco Castronovo, Gaetano Mazzara, Giovanni Ligamari, Filippo Salamone and Salvatore Greco.
Castronovo was sentenced to 25 years in prison, Ligamari to 15 and Greco to 20.
Salamone became a fugitive during the trial and probably is in hiding in Sicily. Ligamari was released in 1995 but commited suicide by hanging, in his home (together with his son) in 1999.
Mazzara was murdered while free on 1,5 million dollar bail and was found in Brooklyn in 1986.

Because of all the appeals, it wasn´t until 1989 that the convicted drug traffickers actually were thrown in the slammer house. And I believe Castronovo is still incarcerated, while I´m not sure about Greco.

I thought some of the defendants were from Capemay NJ ,also parts of PA,DE ,and even Maryland ?

Here is a copy of an newspaper article published in Gannet Westchester Newspapers, dated April 10, 1984:

"Among those arrested
in the last two days was
Gaetano 'The Uncle" Badalamenti,
50, of Sicily
and Rio de Janeiro, described
as Italy's most
wanted fugitive. He is
accused of arranging the
importation of the herion
into the United States.
Also arrested was Salvatore
"Toto" Catalano,
43, of Queens, a reputed
drug-trafficking captain
in the Boaanno family
and operator of the Al
Dente Pizza restaurant in
Forest Hills. He is
charged with distributing
the heroin to major urban
centers after it had
been brought into this
country.
Charged in the conspiracy
but still at large
were Cesare "Tall Guy"
Bonventre and Baldassare
"Baldo" Amato, both
of Brooklyn, who were
bodyguards of slain Bonanno
boss Carmine Galante.
Both were with
Galante when he was
gunned down in a Brooklyn
restaurant on July 12,
1979, and immediately
dropped out of sight.
Badalamenti, who officials
said is suspected of
hundreds of murders in
Italy and the U.S., was
arrested at an apartment
in Madrid, Spain, where
he was allegedly discussing
a drug deal. Authorities
said he had sent
many of his nephews and
other relatives to open
pizza parlors in small
Midwest towns to serve
as distribution points for
heroin he helped import
into this country.
"You can go into one of
these places for a slice of
pizza and the guy behind
the counter would be a
major drug dealer," Giuliani
said."

The article further states:

"Others charged in the
complaint are: Giuseppe
Ganci, 50, Lorenzo Devardo,
38, and Rosario
Dispenza, 51, of Queens;
Filippo Casamento, 58, of
Brooklyn; Salvatore Mazzurco,
48, Joseph Lamberti,
52, and salvatore
Lamberti, 52. of Nassau
County; Frank Castronovo,
50, Gaetano Mazzara,
49, Giovanni Ligammari,
45, Philip Salamone, 40,
and Salvatore Greco, 51,
of New Jersey, Pietro
Alfano. 48, Giuseppe Trupiano
and Giuseppe Vita
of I l l i n o i s;
Vincencenzo Randazzo,
44, and Faro Lupo of
Milan, Italy, Benito Zito,
32 and Salvatore Salamone,
35, of Pennsylvania;
Emanuele Palazzolo
of Wisconsin; Samuel
Evola, 47, of Michigan;
Giuseppe Soresi, 48, Giovanni
Cangialosi, Onofrio
Catalano, 48, of Sicily
Adriano Corti, 42, and
Franco Delia Torre, 41.
of Switzerland; and Giuseppe
Baldinucci, in federal
custody in New York."

Frank Polizzi, another New Jersey guy and a member of the Decavalcante Family, was later picked up, charged and sentenced to 20 years.
Polizzi was released in 1995, but died of cancer in 2001.

However, there could have been others busted in a related charge living in those places you´ve mentioned, but sad to say, I´m not familiar with them.

was murder involved in this case or was it only heroin dealing?

None of the defendents were charged for murder.
However, one of the prosecutors mentioned (I think) Salvatore Catalano´s reputation and alleged involvment in the Galante murder during his opening statement. This was loudly objected by Catalano´s lawyer.
Most of the defendents were convicted of conspiracy (to import and sell heroin), money laundering and racketeering.

Here´s a link for those who are interested in the case, and interested in reading lenghty court documents:


http://findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19891011_0040257.c02.htm/qx

Note that this is from united states court of appeals, dated 1989.