NJ- 17 year old best friends killed in hit and run, family of one victim says she was "stalked" for months by suspect

[Lukeyboy43]

The “coward of a man” 17-year-old driver accused of fatally striking two New Jersey teen girls on their e-bike was planning the attack for months, the girls’ grieving families said Wednesday night.

The loved ones of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas insisted the deadly crash was far more depraved than a simple accident, and that the driver was targeting Maria specifically.

‘Coward of a man’ accused of killing NJ teens in hit-and-run planned attack ‘for months,’ girls’ families say


This story has been in the news in the NJ/NYC area. Suspect is 17 years old. He went on live stream on Tuesday and was talking about how his family was being "threatened" and there is "more to the story." The police arrested him yesterday, charged him with 1st degree murder. His uncle is a police chief in NJ, and there are rumors his father is a cop.

 

[tlcya]

A 17-year-old boy from Garwood — a small borough next door to Cranford — was arrested near the crash scene, and on Wednesday authorities said he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

He has not been named by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Obituary information for Isabella Rose Salas

Obituary information for Maria Niotis

 

[Dotta]

"New Jersey teen accused of murdering two friends in hit-and-run
makes chilling video about the killings."

Teen accused of killing two girls in hit-and-run posts chilling video

Vincent Battiloro, from Garwood, is accused of the murder of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17, following the crash on Monday night.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[caradana]

MOO: I live 10 minutes away and am awed at how the father, a police officer who was focused on juvenile issues, failed to notice that his 17yo son, who had been expelled from HS and then matriculated at a neighboring high school, spent months stalking a girl who lived five blocks away. Her neighbors say he sat in his car on the street, staring at her house, for months on end.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

"New Jersey teen accused of murdering two friends in hit-and-run
makes chilling video about the killings."

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Teen accused of killing two girls in hit-and-run posts chilling video

Vincent Battiloro, from Garwood, is accused of the murder of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas, both 17, following the crash on Monday night.

www.dailymail.co.uk

My first job out of college was in Cranford, so this immediately caught my attention...

After watching the video, I take it he doesn't have a lawyer yet.

If you haven't seen it, your blood's gonna boil. First, kudos to those who logged into the chat and gave him s---. Second, LE totally failed these two, just like the veterinarian in Franklin Twp (Hunterdon) a few weeks ago. The nerve of this guy. Doing an MLB2K25 live stream within hours of being charged with double-homicide is appalling enough to turn a jury against you even before seeing the other evidence. Then he spends the first 10 minutes whining about all of the "negativity" in the chat (he'd better get used to it, because that's just the first 10 minutes of what he's gonna hear for the rest of his life). He's more bummed about the Yankees as he is about the two kids he mowed down. (They don't get the YES Network where he's going.) Finally, towards the end he acknowledges the "senseless tragedy", but blames bullies and the State of NJ for not "doing enough" for mental illness. you, dude. He just acknowledged how tragic and senseless the situation was, he knows right from wrong. He had months to decide to do wrong.

 

[airportwoman]

MOO: I live 10 minutes away and am awed at how the father, a police officer who was focused on juvenile issues, failed to notice that his 17yo son, who had been expelled from HS and then matriculated at a neighboring high school, spent months stalking a girl who lived five blocks away. Her neighbors say he sat in his car on the street, staring at her house, for months on end.

He may well have coached his son to do that.

Kids have to do some REALLY terrible things nowadays to get expelled from school!

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

He may well have coached his son to do that.

Kids have to do some REALLY terrible things nowadays to get expelled from school!

I wouldn't point fingers at the parents at this point.

 

[theonewithallthequestions]

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[theonewithallthequestions]

This is the suspect’s YouTube page

At 2:09:45 he starts talking about Maria (one of the victims), ordering the pizza to her house, and how he has a “vengeance” against her

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ETA: his comment at 2:38:48 absolutely chilling and possibly another motive

2:20:37 talks about his number being untraceable and how his uncle (Westfield police chief) is Maria’s cousin’s boss

2:15:24 after he orders the pizza to Maria’s house, his friend suggests he goes to her house to see her reaction. He says “I did that the last time, but the mother saw me pull up in the car and I got tracked and the police did what they did”