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

[Niner]

Friday, February 13th:
*Trial continues (Day 20)-VERDICT WATCH! (@ 8:30am ET) – NJ – Keith Martin Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer Karidis Caneiro (45) & 2 children Jesse (11) & Sophia (8) (Nov. 20, 2018, Colt’s1Neck; died prior to fire @ home) – *Paul Jay Caneiro (51/now 59) (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.
Paul Caneiro allegedly stole $78K from Keith & Jennifer Caneiro. He stole the money sometime between January 2017 & the day of the murders.
Jury selection began on 1/5/26 & ended on 1/9/26. 12 jurors & 4 alternates.
Trial began on 1/12/26 & State rested their case on 2/6/26. Defense began their case on 2/6/26 & rested their case on 2/10/26.
Closing arguments from 2/11/26 to 2/12/26. Jury started deliberations on 2/13/26. VERDICT WATCH!
Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker & Assistant Monmouth County prosecutor Nicole Wallace. Public defender’s office attorneys Monika Mastellone & Andy Murray.
Court info from 11/28/18 thru 12/4/25 r& Jury Selection Days 1-5 (1/5-1/9/26) & Trial Days 1-18 (1/12-2/11/26-no trial on 2/5/26) reference post #252 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/nj-m...olts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest-2.740776/page-13
2/12/26 Thursday, Trial Day 19: Closing arguments by prosecutor Christopher Decker.
*Judge gave the juror instructions & then sent them home for the evening. Judge Lemieux advised them that they can begin deliberating before 8:30am on Friday (in other words, if all 12 jurors are present at 8:05am, they can enter the jury room & begin at that time). The jurors can deliberate as long as they desire on Friday, but he did tell them that 5pm is a good target. Monday is a holiday & if they don't have a verdict on Friday, they will return to deliberate on Tuesday. Judge Lemieux selected the juror seated in seat #1 as the Foreperson & he accepted. Trial continues with verdict watch on Friday, 2/13/26.

 

[Tortoise]

A jury on Friday took less than five hours to convict Paul Caneiro in the brutal and shocking murders of his brother’s family in their Colts Neck home in 2018.

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Paul Caneiro is scheduled to be sentenced on May 12. The defense has until Feb. 23 to file a motion for a new trial with paperwork due to the court in March and a potential hearing on April 26.

Paul Caneiro found guilty of murdering his brother's family of 4 in N.J. mansion

Paul Caneiro was accused of shooting his brother outside a Colts Neck mansion, then going inside to kill the rest of the family.

www.nj.com

The jury began deliberations Friday at 8:10 a.m. About 40 minutes later, they requested to view video of a vehicle the defendant allegedly drove on the night of the killings.

The requested videos were played for the jury shortly before 10 a.m. They showed what prosecutors said is Paul Caneiro’s car leaving his home in Ocean Township and later returning.



Jurors asked that the images be paused in order to see the rear of the vehicle in both videos.

Jurors asked to see this key video minutes after starting deliberations in N.J. quadruple murder trial

Paul Caneiro is on trial for the 2018 killings of four family members in a Colts Neck mansion.

www.nj.com

 

[JoeFromLB]

No expression whatsoever when verdicts were read. He sat there like a statue.