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    Keith Caneiro (50), his wife Jennifer (45) and their two children were found dead and their mansion was set on fire

    https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/201...re-deaths.html





    2 Kids, 2 Adults Dead in Arson Fire at Mansion
    By The Associated Press
    Nov. 20, 2018

    COLTS NECK, N.J. ? Two children and two adults were found dead Tuesday at a burning mansion that was intentionally set ablaze in an upscale community near the New Jersey shore, officials said.

    One of the owners of the home is a technology CEO with a relative whose house not far away also caught fire Tuesday, records show. Authorities said they were investigating whether there was a link.

    A man was found dead outside the burning mansion in Colts Neck, and the three others were found inside, Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said at a news conference.

    The three found inside were severely burned, making it difficult to identify them, he said. No identities have been released, and a medical examiner was still investigating the manner and cause of death for all four, he said.



    "It's important to emphasize that we have no reason to believe that anyone in the community is in any danger at this time," he said.

    Firefighters responded to the fire around 1:30 p.m., and hours later, the fire continued to burn at the home, surrounded by fields and featuring a large swimming pool.

    Video showed smoke pouring from the roof of the two-story home in Colts Neck as firefighters battled the blaze.

    Helicopter footage showed a sheet in the middle of the yard next to the house with police tape cordoning off the area.




    Colts Neck is a well-to-do community about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of New York City and is home to horse farms. Typical homes in the town of 10,000 are valued at about $750,000. Bruce Springsteen owns an estate there, and his son is a former member of the fire department. Former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and his wife operate an animal sanctuary there; Queen Latifah sold her mansion there in 2015.

    Public records show the mansion that burned Tuesday is owned by Keith Caneiro, 50, and Jennifer Caneiro, 45.

    The 5,700-square-foot home has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, according to Zillow. The owners purchased the property in 1998, and the home was built in 2003, public records show.

    Caneiro's LinkedIn profile describes him as the CEO and chief technology officer for a company in the New York City area called Square One. His profile says he graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Science degree in 2018 and previously received certifications from Harvard Business School's online platform.



    There also was a fire earlier in the day at a home in Ocean Township, police and prosecutors said. That home, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Colts Neck, is owned by Paul and Susan Caneiro, and public records show the men are related, sharing at least one address in New York several decades ago. They are also "friends" on Facebook, but it is unclear how they are related.

    Paul Caneiro is listed as the vice president of Square One.

    When asked if the two fires were connected, Gramiccioni said, "That remains to be seen but that is an angle we continue to pursue."

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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sion-fire.html




    Two adults and two children have been found dead, including one believed to be fatally shot, at the scene of a mansion fire in an affluent area near the New Jersey shore.

    Firecrews continue to battle the blaze at the $1.5million two-story mansion in the Colts Neck area several hours after the fire broke on Tuesday afternoon.

    The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that they found four bodies and said the medical examiner was on scene trying to identify them.

    A man's body was found just outside the home and the remaining three bodies were found inside 'severely burned'.

    The man found outside was shot dead, according to NBC.



    Two adults and two children were found dead Tuesday at the scene of a mansion fire in Colts Neck, New Jersey +4
    Two adults and two children were found dead Tuesday at the scene of a mansion fire in Colts Neck, New Jersey

    The home is owned by Keith Caneiro, 50, and Jennifer Caneiro, 45. They are believed to live there with their two children.

    It is not yet clear if the bodies found inside died from gunshot wounds or were killed in the fire.

    Authorities are refusing to say if the four people belong to the same family. They are also not confirming if a gun was found at the scene.

    Police did say they have no known reports of domestic violence at the home.

    Video showed smoke pouring from the roof and a sheet in the middle of the yard next to the house with police tape cordoning off the area.

    Firefighters responded to the fire around 1.30pm on Tuesday. The house is surrounded by fields and has a swimming pool.


    Video showed smoke pouring from the roof and a sheet (above circled) in the middle of the yard next to the house with police tape cordoning off the area. At least one person is believed to have been found shot dead outside the home



    Firecrews continue to battle the blaze at the two-story mansion in the Colts Neck area several hours after the fire broke on Tuesday afternoon

    A second fire was also reported in Ocean Township early on Tuesday morning.

    Law enforcement sources said the owner of the Ocean Township home, Paul Caneiro, is the brother of someone who lives in Colts Neck estate where the second fire broke out.

    No casualties were reported in that fire but investigators said gas cans were found at the back of the Ocean Township scene.

    Authorities have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased and will not confirm if the two fires are linked.

    Colts Neck is a well-to-do community about 50 miles south of New York City and is home to horse farms.

    The area is home to Bruce Springsteen, as well as comedian and former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Typical homes in the town of 10,000 are valued at about $750,000.




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    Okay so I think I messed this up. I just assumed murder-suicide. But maybe not?

    A law enforcement source said Tuesday night that the gunshot wound suffered by Keith Caneiro was not self-inflicted.

    https://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ss...neck_fire.html

    I will change now. I wonder if Paul, the brother, did it.

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    Oh wow, I was assuming that too, I thought he'd probably set fire to the other place & then come back to his house to commit suicide. I better go read the updates

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    Are those firefighters standing on the pool diving board?

    It would be extremely odd if this dude set his own house on fire but wasn't involved in the fire at his brother's place.
    Last edited by Amy1217; 11-21-2018 at 07:54 AM.

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    They were partners, brother arrested for arson

    https://heavy.com/news/2018/11/keith-caneiro/

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    There is a press conference this afternoon; the brother will most likely be charged with murder.

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    https://nypost.com/2018/11/21/brothe...-mansion-fire/

    Update Paul Caniero is named as a suspect in the murder of a family.

    The brother of the man found dead along with his wife and two kids at his burning New Jersey mansion has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday.

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    Gruesome details emerge about slain family found in mansion fire
    Paul Caneiro, 51, the brother of Keith Caneiro, 50, was booked at the Monmouth County jail in Freehold Wednesday morning on a charge of aggravated arson, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said.

    Paul, who is business partners with Keith at the Asbury Park-based tech firm Square One, was busted in connection with the blaze that tore through his own Ocean Township home earlier in the day Tuesday, officials said.

    According to a criminal complaint, Paul set fire to his Tilton Drive residence “by using gasoline and igniting the gasoline causing the residence to catch fire while his wife and two daughters were inside.”



    More than seven hours after the fire erupted inside Paul’s home, a suspicious blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m. inside Keith’s sprawling home in Colts Neck, roughly 12 miles away.

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    Keith’s body was found outside the $1.5 million, five-bedroom home with a gunshot wound that did not appear to be self-inflicted, sources told NJ.com.

    The bodies of Keith’s wife, Jennifer, 45, and their two children were pulled from the charred wreckage of the home on Willow Brook Road.

    “Unfortunately, they were burned severely as a result of the fire they were exposed to,” Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said at a press conference Tuesday.

    Officials believe the fires are connected, according to WABC.

    A neighbor of Paul’s told NJ.com that the accused arsonist was visibly upset hours after the fire at his home was extinguished.

    “He said, ‘It must’ve been a gas leak.’ He has tears in his eyes. [His wife] Susan was devastated,” the neighbor said. “He said, ‘I’m in complete shock. I can’t believe this is happening to me.’”

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    Surprised no one has updated this. Brother did it.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/02/us/ne...rap/index.html

    Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., authorities said, Paul Caneiro was walking around his brother's $1.5 million Colts Neck home armed with a knife and a gun.
    The brothers had been in front of the white mansion when a deadly confrontation unfolded. Paul fired multiple shots, striking Keith, officials say.

    It's unclear if they exchanged words or had a fight, but the sound of the gunshots apparently went unnoticed in this upscale town of about 10,000 people around 50 miles south of New York.
    Paul then walked inside the home and found Keith's wife, Jennifer. He shot and stabbed her and also stabbed their children, Jesse, 11, and Sophia, 8, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said.
    He then took some documents and set a fire in the basement, officials said.

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    https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2019/11/...-the-case.html

    The slayings would grab national attention after Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced his office charged Keith Caneiro’s brother, Paul, with carrying out the killings. The brothers, who lived just 13 miles apart and were inseparable, had a business partnership that was on the brink of collapse. Gramiccioni, speaking at a press conference announcing the charges, called it “the most brutal case that I’ve seen in my experience here.”

    By the police’s account, it was a tragedy that had all the hallmarks of a made-for-TV drama: Two self-made millionaire brothers torn apart by greed, with a dash of mystery.

    Paul Caneiro, 52, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder and weapons charges, and has maintained his innocence as he sits in protective custody in the Monmouth County jail in Freehold. His trial likely won’t happen until the spring of 2020, Gramiccioni said in an interview last week.

    The case has dragged through the court system, delayed by the exchange of thousands of pages of financial documents tied to the brothers’ businesses. Adding to the delay was a change in defense attorneys and in July, prosecutors filed additional charges of insurance fraud against Paul Caneiro. He has also pleaded not guilty to those charges.

    In the year since the killings, new information has emerged from detailed police reports attached to public court filings, painting the clearest portrait yet of the crimes. But mysteries remain, as people wonder how could someone allegedly commit such heinous acts against loved ones.
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    Paul Caneiro’s steady flow of money was on the verge of drying up.

    A day before the killings, Keith Caneiro forwarded his younger brother, Corey, an email he sent to two business associates indicating there was money missing from the tech company. In the email, Keith said he would be cutting payments to Paul until he could figure out where the money had gone, according to a police report. The email also said Keith was frustrated with Paul over the amount of money he was spending from their business accounts.

    On that same day, Keith Caneiro sent a former Columbia University classmate an email saying he was ready to move on from his business and that he would be willing to relocate for the right job, the classmate told NJ Advance Media.

    Keith would never get the chance at a fresh start.

    On Nov. 20, at 2:07 a.m., Paul Caneiro hopped in a white Porsche Macan and pulled out of the driveway of his home on Tilton Drive in Ocean Township, police said, and drove to his brother’s house on Willow Brook Road in Colts Neck.

    At the time, law enforcement sources told NJ Advance Media that Paul Caneiro cut the power to his brother’s house, luring him out of the home.

    He shot his brother in the lower back once and in the head four times before gunning down his sister-in-law inside the house, police said.

    Jesse, stabbed multiple times, was killed in the kitchen, police said. His younger sister was also stabbed to death, a police report said.

    After the killings, Paul Caneiro set a fire in the basement, authorities said. The bodies wouldn’t be discovered until around 12:40 p.m. after a neighbor reported seeing smoke billowing from the home and then discovered Keith’s bullet-riddled body on the front lawn.

    Paul Caneiro returned home and, shortly after 4 a.m., set his own house on fire with his wife and two daughters inside, police said. They were able to escape unharmed.

    Gramiccioni said Paul Caneiro attempted to make it appear as if the entire Caneiro family was targeted.

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    From what I read, the business may have been a front. No one from the area ever saw anything going on there.

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    Murder is evil no matter how you look at it, and some may think this is a bizarre way to look at this situation, but: When you have a gun with you and have used it to kill your brother already, why the hell would you stab someone to death? Especially children? Jeezus, this guy is diabolical.
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