US EditionJury convicts New Jersey man who killed brother's family and burned their home
Paul Caneiro was convicted on 15 counts including four murders and arson, driven by financial disputes and alleged theft from a $3 million life insurance trust.
- On February 13, 2026, a Monmouth County jury convicted Paul Caneiro of killing his brother Keith and his family, finding him guilty on four murder counts.
- Prosecutors say the motive was financial, alleging Paul Caneiro stole from a life-insurance trust meant for the children and stood to receive $1.5 million from an insurance policy.
- Prosecutors showed security cameras that Paul Caneiro disconnected at 1:30 a.m., then drove his Porsche to the victims' home and returned, with bloody jeans containing children's DNA found in his basement.
- Judge Marc C. Lemieux scheduled sentencing for May 12 at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold, and Caneiro faces a potential life term while having until Feb. 23 to seek a new trial or appeal.
- During the defense presentation, attorneys introduced alternate-suspect theories and called a defense DNA expert and six character witnesses, while Monika Mastellone argued investigators had tunnel vision and overlooked Corey Caneiro.
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