Paul Caneiro was found guilty on Feb. 13, 2026, in the 2018 murders of his brother, Keith Caneiro, sister-in-law Jennifer, and the couple’s young children, Jesse and Sophia, in Colts Neck. He is being sentenced on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Watch the live stream above.
FREEHOLD — He spent more than seven years denying responsibility for the heinous murders of his brother and sister-in-law and their two young children. He tried to cast suspicion for the crimes on a younger brother, but a jury saw through that and found him guilty. Read more.
— Kathleen Hopkins
Judge denies Caneiro a new trial, citing defense attorney’s ‘failures’
FREEHOLD — A Superior Court judge on April 23 denied Paul Caneiro’s motion for a new trial and scheduled his sentencing for the quadruple murders of his family members for May 19. Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux, in denying the motion in a written opinion, rejected arguments from Caneiro’s defense attorneys that he denigrated them in front of jurors throughout the trial, thereby prejudicing the outcome. Read more.
— Kathleen Hopkins
Paul Caneiro’s guilt in murders was ‘overwhelming,’ prosecutors say
FREEHOLD — Prosecutors have countered Paul Caneiro’s claims he was denied a fair trial in the murders of four family members, arguing in a response filed April 6 that the verdict, delivered on Feb. 13 after three hours of deliberations in a seven-week trial, showed jurors were convinced no one else committed the crimes. Read more.
— Kathleen Hopkins
Paul Caneiro verdict: Guilty on all counts in Colts Neck family murders
FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County jury on Feb. 13 found Paul Caneiro guilty of the brutal murders of his brother, sister-in law and the couple’s two young children at their Colts Neck mansion in 2018. The 59-year-old Ocean Township man showed no emotion as the jury foreman announced the panel of eight men and four women found him guilty on all counts in the murders of Keith Caneiro, 50; Jennifer Caneiro, 45; Jessie Caneiro, 11; and Sophia Caneiro, 8. Read more.
— Kathleen Hopkins
