NJ - Multiple Deaths in Mansion Fire, Monmouth County, Colts Neck, 20 Nov 2018 *Arrest* #2

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Man Accused of Killing Brother, His Family Appears in Court​



I hope this is permitted
 
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cass523 said:

Man Accused of Killing Brother, His Family Appears in Court​



I hope this is permitted
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My speakers are out - what does it say? Any motions rulings done? And a next court date? I have trial starting 9/8/25 - still on? TIA! :)
 
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Oh for crying out LOUD
 
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Niner said:
My speakers are out - what does it say? Any motions rulings done? And a next court date? I have trial starting 9/8/25 - still on? TIA! :)
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For clarification, this YT is from 8/17/25 pretrial motions hearing. Jury selection to start 9/8.
Trying to decide if the jurors will be allowed to take notes during the Trial.

ETA: TRIAL WILL BE LIVESTREAMED -- yay!
 
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So - not even a hearing scheduled on 9/8??? Somehow - I knew his trial wouldn't start this coming week -
 
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Niner said:
So - not even a hearing scheduled on 9/8??? Somehow - I knew his trial wouldn't start this coming week -
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I get the feeling that Jury selection is going to take some time because they have more than 25 voir dire questions to get through, some in groups, some individually-- the parties argued about this.

According to the Judge, the trial is expected to last right up until Thanksgiving or November 26, 2025!
 
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Niner said:
So - not even a hearing scheduled on 9/8??? Somehow - I knew his trial wouldn't start this coming week -
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Hi Niner,

Additional info I read in the Asbury Park Press.

Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the highly anticipated murder trial. But after the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of whether some evidence in the case can be excluded, Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux delayed the trial until Jan. 5.

Meanwhile, Caneiro's defense team maintained that the defendant must be released on Sept. 14 under New Jersey bail reform, which sets a limit on how long the accused can remain in custody before trial.

Lemieux, Monmouth County’s assignment judge, set a hearing for Sept. 12 on whether Caneiro should be freed. At issue is whether the Supreme Court's decision to hear the matter stops the clock for the time limit set by bail reform.

At 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the state's highest court granted the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office the leave to appeal Lemieux's ruling on the exclusion of evidence, Lemieux said.

Authorities allege Paul Caneiro, 58, walked up to the security surveillance system in the garage of his Ocean Township home and shut it off at 1:29 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2018, to mask his departure to drive to Colts Neck and murder his brother and his family under cover of darkness.

In his ruling, Lemieux said even though Caneiro later gave police written permission to examine the contents of the security system, that did not negate the unconstitutional seizure of the equipment without a warrant.

Caneiro has been charged with 16 crimes, including arson and four counts of murder.

https://www.app.com/story/news/crim...homicide-delayed-until-next-year/85988770007/
 
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Daughter of accused NJ killer Paul Caneiro still haunted by family murders: ‘Everyday is a struggle’​


The daughter of Paul Caneiro – the New Jersey man headed to trial Monday for the 2018 slaughter of his brother, sister-and-law, niece and nephew – is still haunted by their devastating deaths, her heart-wrenching social media posts reveal.

“Everyday I think of you and wish that I could just hug you one last time. everyday I think of how unfair it is that you were taken away from us so soon . . . everyday is a struggle without the four of you, it will never get easier,” Katelyn Caneiro wrote in a Facebook tribute posted Nov. 20, 2021 – three years after the grisly murders of her uncle, Keith Caneiro; his wife, Jennifer, and the couple’s two kids, 8-year-old Sophia and 11-year-old Jesse.

The post, which features a black-and-white photo of Katelyn, now 33, smiling alongside her slain relatives, captures the deep closeness the two families once shared.

Exclusive | Daughter of accused NJ killer Paul Caneiro still haunted by family murders: ‘Everyday is a struggle’
 
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cass523 said:

Daughter of accused NJ killer Paul Caneiro still haunted by family murders: ‘Everyday is a struggle’​


The daughter of Paul Caneiro – the New Jersey man headed to trial Monday for the 2018 slaughter of his brother, sister-and-law, niece and nephew – is still haunted by their devastating deaths, her heart-wrenching social media posts reveal.

“Everyday I think of you and wish that I could just hug you one last time. everyday I think of how unfair it is that you were taken away from us so soon . . . everyday is a struggle without the four of you, it will never get easier,” Katelyn Caneiro wrote in a Facebook tribute posted Nov. 20, 2021 – three years after the grisly murders of her uncle, Keith Caneiro; his wife, Jennifer, and the couple’s two kids, 8-year-old Sophia and 11-year-old Jesse.

The post, which features a black-and-white photo of Katelyn, now 33, smiling alongside her slain relatives, captures the deep closeness the two families once shared.

Exclusive | Daughter of accused NJ killer Paul Caneiro still haunted by family murders: ‘Everyday is a struggle’
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So heartbreaking!! She didn't mention her Dad or include any pics with him so I wonder if she believes he is guilty. Such an impossible situation for the whole family. I can't believe it's 7 years later and still no trial.
 
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Friday, Sept. 12th:
*Status Hearing (@ am ET) – NJ – Keith Martin Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer Karidis Caneiro (45) & 2 children Jesse (11) & Sophia (8) (Nov. 20, 2018, Colt’s Neck; died prior to fire @ home) – *Paul Jay Caneiro (51/now 57) (bro) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/29/18), indicted (2/25/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) on 4 counts of murder, 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated arson, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a knife for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a knife, theft, misapplication of entrusted property & 2 counts of hindering apprehension. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Monmouth County
*Indicted (7/1/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) with 2nd degree insurance fraud (from 11/6/12 to 7/9/19). Plead not guilty.
Previously charge with 2 counts of 2nd degree aggravated arson (in connection to fire set @ his Ocean Township home on the same day before fire in Colt’s Neck) & with 4 counts of murder, with possession of a firearm & possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Paul Caneiro allegedly stole $78K from Keith & Jennifer Caneiro. He stole the money sometime between January 2017 & the day of the murders.
Jury selection set to begin on 9/8/25 has been delayed until 1/5/26.
Trial was set to begin on 9/8/25 after jury selection was delayed. (should take about 4 weeks)
Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker & Assistant Monmouth County prosecutor Nicole Wallace. Deputy Public Defender Tamar Lerer, Public defender’s office attorneys W. Michael Wicke, Victoria Howard & Monika Mastellone.
Court hearing from 11/28/18 thru 7/3/25 reference post #30 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-m...colts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest-2.740776/page-2
7/7/25 Update: Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Wallace recited those allegations [due to financial desperation & fear of his brother discovering his misappropriation of funds; Prosecutors allege Paul Caneiro was stealing from his brother's trust fund & using the money for personal expenses, including an extramarital affair. Keith Caneiro's final phone calls to Paul, demanding explanations for the missing money, are believed to be the catalyst for the murders] at a hearing July 7 in an effort to convince a judge to allow a jury to hear evidence at Paul Caneiro's upcoming trial of what the state asserts was his financial motive to commit the murders. During the hearing, prosecutors played video from Keith Caneiro's home-security system, which contained audio of the final three calls he made to Paul on Nov 19, 2018. The security system only recorded Keith's side of the two-way conversations. At trial, Wallace said she plans to call as a witness a woman the defendant was having an affair with. The woman is expected to testify about the money Paul Caneiro was spending on her during their relationship, Wallace said. Monika Mastellone, Caneiro's attorney, argued the affair was irrelevant to the murders & the jury shouldn't hear about it. But Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux, who presided over the hearing, said prosecutors are offering the affair to show the defendant was "trying to have a certain lifestyle with this woman" that could be jeopardized by his loss of income. Judge Lemieux is tasked with deciding whether the financial motive will be admissible at trial. He also will be ruling on Mastellone's motions to bar the state's ballistics & arson experts from testifying.
7/17/25 Update: Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux last week issued an opinion suppressing all evidence found on two of Caneiro's Apple devices - his iPad tablet & MacBook laptop computer. Lemieux, however, ruled that prosecutors can present some evidence found on the defendant's Apple iPhone & Apple watch, both which also contained communications between Caneiro & his dead brother, Keith. Lemieux limited evidence from Paul Caneiro's phone to information generated between Nov. 19 & Nov. 20, 2018. That includes data likely indicating the defendant's whereabouts when his brother, sister-in-law, niece & nephew were murdered & the time frame leading up to murders. Lemieux has yet to rule on other defense motions in the case seeking to bar the state's arson * ballistics experts from testifying at trial & to suppress evidence of a financial motive for the murders.
7/24/25 Update: Written ruling by Monmouth County Judge Marc Lemieux rejected Caneiro's bid to bar the state's arson expert from testifying at his upcoming trial in the murders of four family members, clearing the way for prosecutors to put forth their timeline for the series of crimes the defendant is accused of. Attorneys for Caneiro asked Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux to bar Detective Joseph Cordoma from testifying at Caneiro's upcoming trial, questioning not only the detective's qualifications, but also the methodology he used in reaching his expert opinion in the case. However, Lemieux, Monmouth County's assignment judge, cited Cordoma's training & the more than 100 fire investigations he has conducted during his 24-year career in law enforcement in ruling that the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office detective is qualified to testify as an arson expert. Trial set to begin with jury selection on 9/8/25.
9/6/25 Update: Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the highly anticipated murder trial. But after the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of whether some evidence in the case can be excluded, Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux delayed the trial until 1/5/26. Meanwhile, Caneiro's defense team maintained that the defendant must be released on Sept. 14 under New Jersey bail reform, which sets a limit on how long the accused can remain in custody before trial. Lemieux, Monmouth County’s assignment judge, set a hearing for 9/12/25 on whether Caneiro should be freed. At issue is whether the Supreme Court's decision to hear the matter stops the clock for the time limit set by bail reform.
 
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Niner said:
Friday, Sept. 12th:
*Status Hearing (@ am ET) – NJ – Keith Martin Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer Karidis Caneiro (45) & 2 children Jesse (11) & Sophia (8) (Nov. 20, 2018, Colt’s Neck; died prior to fire @ home) – *Paul Jay Caneiro (51/now 57) (bro) arrested (11/20/18), charged (11/29/18), indicted (2/25/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) on 4 counts of murder, 2 counts of felony murder, 2 counts of aggravated arson, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a knife for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a knife, theft, misapplication of entrusted property & 2 counts of hindering apprehension. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Monmouth County
*Indicted (7/1/19) & arraigned (3/18/19) with 2nd degree insurance fraud (from 11/6/12 to 7/9/19). Plead not guilty.
Previously charge with 2 counts of 2nd degree aggravated arson (in connection to fire set @ his Ocean Township home on the same day before fire in Colt’s Neck) & with 4 counts of murder, with possession of a firearm & possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Paul Caneiro allegedly stole $78K from Keith & Jennifer Caneiro. He stole the money sometime between January 2017 & the day of the murders.
Jury selection set to begin on 9/8/25 has been delayed until 1/5/26.
Trial was set to begin on 9/8/25 after jury selection was delayed. (should take about 4 weeks)
Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker & Assistant Monmouth County prosecutor Nicole Wallace. Deputy Public Defender Tamar Lerer, Public defender’s office attorneys W. Michael Wicke, Victoria Howard & Monika Mastellone.
Court hearing from 11/28/18 thru 7/3/25 reference post #30 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-m...colts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest-2.740776/page-2
7/7/25 Update: Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Wallace recited those allegations [due to financial desperation & fear of his brother discovering his misappropriation of funds; Prosecutors allege Paul Caneiro was stealing from his brother's trust fund & using the money for personal expenses, including an extramarital affair. Keith Caneiro's final phone calls to Paul, demanding explanations for the missing money, are believed to be the catalyst for the murders] at a hearing July 7 in an effort to convince a judge to allow a jury to hear evidence at Paul Caneiro's upcoming trial of what the state asserts was his financial motive to commit the murders. During the hearing, prosecutors played video from Keith Caneiro's home-security system, which contained audio of the final three calls he made to Paul on Nov 19, 2018. The security system only recorded Keith's side of the two-way conversations. At trial, Wallace said she plans to call as a witness a woman the defendant was having an affair with. The woman is expected to testify about the money Paul Caneiro was spending on her during their relationship, Wallace said. Monika Mastellone, Caneiro's attorney, argued the affair was irrelevant to the murders & the jury shouldn't hear about it. But Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux, who presided over the hearing, said prosecutors are offering the affair to show the defendant was "trying to have a certain lifestyle with this woman" that could be jeopardized by his loss of income. Judge Lemieux is tasked with deciding whether the financial motive will be admissible at trial. He also will be ruling on Mastellone's motions to bar the state's ballistics & arson experts from testifying.
7/17/25 Update: Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux last week issued an opinion suppressing all evidence found on two of Caneiro's Apple devices - his iPad tablet & MacBook laptop computer. Lemieux, however, ruled that prosecutors can present some evidence found on the defendant's Apple iPhone & Apple watch, both which also contained communications between Caneiro & his dead brother, Keith. Lemieux limited evidence from Paul Caneiro's phone to information generated between Nov. 19 & Nov. 20, 2018. That includes data likely indicating the defendant's whereabouts when his brother, sister-in-law, niece & nephew were murdered & the time frame leading up to murders. Lemieux has yet to rule on other defense motions in the case seeking to bar the state's arson * ballistics experts from testifying at trial & to suppress evidence of a financial motive for the murders.
7/24/25 Update: Written ruling by Monmouth County Judge Marc Lemieux rejected Caneiro's bid to bar the state's arson expert from testifying at his upcoming trial in the murders of four family members, clearing the way for prosecutors to put forth their timeline for the series of crimes the defendant is accused of. Attorneys for Caneiro asked Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux to bar Detective Joseph Cordoma from testifying at Caneiro's upcoming trial, questioning not only the detective's qualifications, but also the methodology he used in reaching his expert opinion in the case. However, Lemieux, Monmouth County's assignment judge, cited Cordoma's training & the more than 100 fire investigations he has conducted during his 24-year career in law enforcement in ruling that the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office detective is qualified to testify as an arson expert. Trial set to begin with jury selection on 9/8/25.
9/6/25 Update: Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the highly anticipated murder trial. But after the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of whether some evidence in the case can be excluded, Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux delayed the trial until 1/5/26. Meanwhile, Caneiro's defense team maintained that the defendant must be released on Sept. 14 under New Jersey bail reform, which sets a limit on how long the accused can remain in custody before trial. Lemieux, Monmouth County’s assignment judge, set a hearing for 9/12/25 on whether Caneiro should be freed. At issue is whether the Supreme Court's decision to hear the matter stops the clock for the time limit set by bail reform.
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If ever someone shouldn’t be freed….imo
 
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patch.com

Judge Rules On Caneiro Release In Colts Neck Slayings, Trial Date Set

Paul Caneiro, 58, of Ocean Township, is accused of killing his brother and his brother's family before setting their home on fire in 2018.
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Sept. 15, 2025
COLTS NECK, NJ — A Monmouth County man will remain behind bars for at least four more months after a judge ruled against releasing him before trial on Friday on charges accusing him of killing his brother and the brother's family in 2018.
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According to a report from the Asbury Park Press, Caneiro's attorney, Monika Mastellone, argued for Caneiro's release by arguing that a time limit to keep Caneiro in jail without bail under the state’s bail reform law was set to expire on Sept. 14.

In the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2017, it’s stated that a defendant must go to trial within 180 days of an indictment or be released from jail, the report said, though under some circumstances, that period can extend to 200 days.
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During Friday’s hearing, the report said Christopher Decker, deputy first assistant Monmouth County prosecutor, argued that the 200-day period can be extended further when the court can’t proceed to trial.
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In his written ruling, the report said Lemieux agreed with Decker and ruled that the prosecutor’s appeal was “a valid exercise and preservation of appellate rights on suppression ruling, not a concession of unreadiness.”


and of course - no next hearing date mentioned....
 
  • #58
Ssschu said:
So heartbreaking!! She didn't mention her Dad or include any pics with him so I wonder if she believes he is guilty. Such an impossible situation for the whole family. I can't believe it's 7 years later and still no trial.
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The hearing on September 12th, the APP article mentioned:

Caneiro's wife and two adult daughters sat in the front row of the courtroom for the hearing, the first time they have been spotted at proceedings in the case. They left the courtroom without speaking to the press.

At this point, the trial has already been delayed well beyond 200 days due to the closure of the state court system and resulting backlogs stemming from the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020. In addition, various motions filed by Caneiro's defense attorneys and subsequent pretrial hearings pushed back the trial date even further, although delays resulting from the defense motions don't count toward the time limit prosecutors have to bring the case to trial.

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Paul Caneiro's family members are shown after a Friday, September 12, 2025, hearing before Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold. The hearing would determine is Caneiro would be released from jail.

Judge rules on request to free Paul Caneiro from jail before trial in Colts Neck murders

https://www.app.com/picture-gallery...th-county-courthouse-in-freehold/86120781007/
 
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cass523 said:
The hearing on September 12th, the APP article mentioned:

Caneiro's wife and two adult daughters sat in the front row of the courtroom for the hearing, the first time they have been spotted at proceedings in the case. They left the courtroom without speaking to the press.

At this point, the trial has already been delayed well beyond 200 days due to the closure of the state court system and resulting backlogs stemming from the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020. In addition, various motions filed by Caneiro's defense attorneys and subsequent pretrial hearings pushed back the trial date even further, although delays resulting from the defense motions don't count toward the time limit prosecutors have to bring the case to trial.

Judge rules on request to free Paul Caneiro from jail before trial in Colts Neck murders
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Since this is subscriber article - is there a next court hearing date in it? TIA! :)
 
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Niner said:
Since this is subscriber article - is there a next court hearing date in it? TIA! :)
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I went back and only saw this, "Lemieux issued a written decision about 5:30 p.m. ordering that Caneiro remain in jail pending trial, which is scheduled for Jan. 5."

I will check the Monmouth County Courthouse website and see if I can find some info
 
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