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Tuesday, Nov. 12th:
*Motions 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 56) (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.
Trial was set to begin 6/3/24 - cancelled.
Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker. Public defender’s office defense attorney W. Michael Wicke.
Court hearing from 11/28/18 thru 3/4/24 reference post #920 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...-colts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest.400517/page-46
3/26/24 Update: Deputy Assistant Public Defender Michael Wicke told the judge at the conference that Caneiro's June 3 trial date is not a realistic one. The only thing standing in the way of a trial is a pretrial hearing on the admissibility of DNA evidence that was analyzed using cutting edge technology that has not yet been declared scientifically reliable in a New Jersey court. A hearing on the scientific reliability of the technology was scheduled to take place during the weeks of Feb. 26 & March 4, but the hearing has not yet happened because the defense sought to expand the proceeding to consider additional DNA samples beyond those that were originally analyzed with the new technology. At Tuesday's conference, attorneys discussed making arrangements for the defense expert to examine the software utilized by the state police lab. Judge Oxley scheduled a conference in the case for 4/8/24 to discuss scheduling the pretrial hearing on the STRmix software. Judge Oxley said it’s likely however he rules in the pretrial hearing, his ruling will be appealed. The outcome will have statewide implications. "That will take us into the heart of the summer - July or August,'' Oxley said, referring to the trial.
4/8/24 Update: Trial is set to begin on 6/3/24 was cancelled. Now could be moved to July or August.
9/30/24 Update: Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux, the county's assignment judge, has interceded in the case & on Friday declared there will be no more delays. "This court will not allow this case to go on forever,'' he said, rejecting a request from defense attorneys to grant extensions to deadlines for experts to submit reports about DNA evidence that is being challenged by the defense. "This court can't allow experts, whether they are paid or they're doing it on a voluntary basis, to continue to slow down this court's process of getting to a hearing date,'' Lemieux said. While the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the delays, Caneiro's public defenders first filed a motion for a hearing challenging the admissibility of the DNA evidence in March of 2022 & that hearing for years has been the only thing standing in the way of a trial. Judge Lemieux on Friday said there will be no more delays. He scheduled the hearing on the DNA evidence to begin on 11/12/24 & continue through December, if necessary, so the trial can begin in late February or early March & be finished before Easter. "There is no justifiable reason to allow this case to continue to sit while this defendant sits in jail,'' the judge said. Judge Lemieux said he will preside over the pretrial hearing & Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, who has supervised the case since its inception, will preside over the trial. The judge ordered the defense expert's report to be submitted to the court by the close of business today.
*Motions 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 56) (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.
Trial was set to begin 6/3/24 - cancelled.
Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, presiding. Monmouth County Prosecutor Deputy First assistant Christopher Decker. Public defender’s office defense attorney W. Michael Wicke.
Court hearing from 11/28/18 thru 3/4/24 reference post #920 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...-colts-neck-20-nov-2018-arrest.400517/page-46
3/26/24 Update: Deputy Assistant Public Defender Michael Wicke told the judge at the conference that Caneiro's June 3 trial date is not a realistic one. The only thing standing in the way of a trial is a pretrial hearing on the admissibility of DNA evidence that was analyzed using cutting edge technology that has not yet been declared scientifically reliable in a New Jersey court. A hearing on the scientific reliability of the technology was scheduled to take place during the weeks of Feb. 26 & March 4, but the hearing has not yet happened because the defense sought to expand the proceeding to consider additional DNA samples beyond those that were originally analyzed with the new technology. At Tuesday's conference, attorneys discussed making arrangements for the defense expert to examine the software utilized by the state police lab. Judge Oxley scheduled a conference in the case for 4/8/24 to discuss scheduling the pretrial hearing on the STRmix software. Judge Oxley said it’s likely however he rules in the pretrial hearing, his ruling will be appealed. The outcome will have statewide implications. "That will take us into the heart of the summer - July or August,'' Oxley said, referring to the trial.
4/8/24 Update: Trial is set to begin on 6/3/24 was cancelled. Now could be moved to July or August.
9/30/24 Update: Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux, the county's assignment judge, has interceded in the case & on Friday declared there will be no more delays. "This court will not allow this case to go on forever,'' he said, rejecting a request from defense attorneys to grant extensions to deadlines for experts to submit reports about DNA evidence that is being challenged by the defense. "This court can't allow experts, whether they are paid or they're doing it on a voluntary basis, to continue to slow down this court's process of getting to a hearing date,'' Lemieux said. While the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the delays, Caneiro's public defenders first filed a motion for a hearing challenging the admissibility of the DNA evidence in March of 2022 & that hearing for years has been the only thing standing in the way of a trial. Judge Lemieux on Friday said there will be no more delays. He scheduled the hearing on the DNA evidence to begin on 11/12/24 & continue through December, if necessary, so the trial can begin in late February or early March & be finished before Easter. "There is no justifiable reason to allow this case to continue to sit while this defendant sits in jail,'' the judge said. Judge Lemieux said he will preside over the pretrial hearing & Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley, who has supervised the case since its inception, will preside over the trial. The judge ordered the defense expert's report to be submitted to the court by the close of business today.
