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Caneiro trial in New Jersey | Live stream for Feb. 3

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February 3, 2026

Caneiro trial in New Jersey | Live stream for Feb. 3

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| Asbury Park Press

Paul Caneiro is charged in the 2018 murders of Keith Caneiro, 50, his wife Jennifer, 45, and their two children, daughter Sophia, 8, and son, Jesse, 11, on Willow Brook Road in Colts Neck.

The trial began Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It’s expected to last about 2.5 months. Court proceedings are expected to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Live stream the trial above.

8-year-old girl’s DNA on bloody jeans in Paul Caneiro’s home, jury hears

FREEHOLD — The DNA of 8-year-old Sophia Caneiro was found in five locations on a pair of bloody jeans recovered from her uncle’s basement after she, her mother, father and 11-year-old brother were found murdered at their Colts Neck mansion in 2018, a scientist testified Feb. 2 at Paul Caneiro’s trial in the murders. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Video shows figure lurking outside Caneiro mansion before murders

FREEHOLD — A jury on Jan. 29 watched security surveillance footage showing a shadowy figure going back and forth outside Keith Caneiro’s garage in the early morning of Nov. 20, 2018, when prosecutors say Keith and his wife and children were murdered at the home. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Crime scene cop testifies of body bags and bullets at Caneiro mansion

FREEHOLD — A detective took jurors on a photographic tour of the crime scene at 15 Willow Brook Road in Colts Neck during his testimony on Jan. 28, showing the panel everything from body bag labels to bullets, cartridge casings and a chef’s knife missing from an 18-knife set in the kitchen of the Caneiro family’s home. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Detective tells jury what blood stains in Caneiro’s kitchen revealed

FREEHOLD — Blood stain patterns inside the kitchen of the Caneiro family’s charred Colts Neck mansion indicated the person who was the source of the blood was moving around a kitchen island in the room, heading toward a foyer that led to the front door, a retired detective testified on Jan. 27. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Angry texts between Paul and Keith Caneiro preceded murders: Detective

FREEHOLD — About two months before Keith Caneiro and his wife and children were murdered at their Colts Neck mansion, he shared a heated text message exchange with his brother Paul, in which he repeatedly threatened to sever financial ties with him, a detective revealed in court Friday. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Cop testifies he found bloody jeans, guns in Paul Caneiro’s home

FREEHOLD — A day after an arson fire damaged Paul Caneiro’s home on Tilton Drive in Ocean Township on Nov. 20, 2018, a search of the premises turned up a cache of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, a crime scene detective told a jury on Jan. 22. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Colts Neck man testifies hearing gunfire near Caneiro murder scene

FREEHOLD — Dennis Corpora was in bed at his home on Rivers Edge Drive in Colts Neck in the early morning of Nov. 20, 2018, when the sound of gunshots awakened him from a light sleep, he told a jury on Jan. 21. “I woke up, I heard the shots and I said, ‘Someone just got whacked,’” Corpora testified. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Caneiro jury hears frantic report of bloody corpse at Colts Neck home

FREEHOLD — Dr. Boris Volshteyn thought his neighbor, Keith Caneiro, was burning leaves in his backyard on Nov. 20, 2018, when he received a call from his landscaper alerting him to smoke coming from his neighbor’s Colts Neck mansion, he told jury on Nov. 20. Concerned that Caneiro would be fined for burning the leaves, Volshteyn tried calling him and his wife, but neither answered the phone, the plastic surgeon testified. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Colts Neck cops describe grisly Caneiro family murder scene at trial

FREEHOLD — The call came in as a structure fire at 12:34 p.m on Nov. 20, 2018, Colts Neck police Sgt. Daniel Mazzucola told a Monmouth County jury on Jan 15. As he approached the two-story residence set back from Willow Brook Road on several acres, Mazzucola could see some smoke coming from the building, he said. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Paul Caneiro’s neighbor testifies seeing mystery men before fire

FREEHOLD — Heather Capp was asleep in her Ocean Township home on Nov. 20, 2018, when she was awakened by voices outside about 4:30 a.m. She got up, opened her window shade and saw two unfamiliar men outside, dressed in dark clothing and black baseball caps, running across the street, she said. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Paul Caneiro financed brother’s funds for lavish lifestyle, detective says

FREEHOLD — On the evening before he and his family were murdered in their Colts Neck mansion, Keith Caneiro called his brother, Paul, demanding an explanation for money that was missing from a trust account his brother oversaw, a detective testified Jan. 13. “Paul, I need to know where that money went,” Keith demanded on the phone call, played in court for a jury during the detective’s testimony. “I just spent a half a day looking for it. I need to know where it went.” Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

Heartbreaking details emerge in Paul Caneiro murder trial

FREEHOLD — As Paul Caneiro’s trial in the 2018 murders of four family members got underway Jan.12, a prosecutor revealed a startling detail never before made public – that the smallest victim, 8-year-old Sophia Caneiro, suffered 17 stab wounds before she was left to die of smoke inhalation in her family’s burning mansion. Read more.

— Kathleen Hopkins

What happened to Caneiro Colts Neck house?

COLTS NECK — The property that became the scene of the grisly deaths of Keith Caneiro and his family has been sold, its real estate agent said, in a deal made complicated both by the stigma attached to the location and new environmental rules making it tougher to build. The agent, David “DJ” Ten Hoeve, said most potential buyers knew the property’s history. But with 10 acres of land hard to find in Monmouth County, the tragedy wasn’t a deal breaker for many prospective buyers. Read more.

— Michael L. Diamond

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N.J. group demands review of Trenton immigration arrest operation at auto shop

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7 hours ago

February 28, 2026

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N.J. group demands review of Trenton immigration arrest operation at auto shop

U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-Mercer, said in a statement on Facebook that she has been briefed about the incident and her office is monitoring the situation.

Pazmino said her organization is calling on members of the community to come together.

“Brown and Black immigrant communities and nonimmigrant communities are welcome, and should be uniting against this force,” she said.

She is also calling on local officials to assist relatives of those taken into custody.

“We need to support families affected by these kidnappings, with mutual aid, donations and anything else you think will help each other,” Pazmino said.

A woman identified as Andrea, while holding her 1-year-old daughter, Genesis, tearfully spoke in Spanish about the anguish she feels and her fears about the future without her husband Christian, one of the men taken into custody. A friend, who translated her word into English, said Christian was a good and honest man.

“If he used to see a neighbor carrying something heavy, he would run to help them. If a friend needed a favor, he didn’t ask, he just did it,” she said.

Andrea (left) whose husband, Christian, was taken into custody during a raid on a Trenton auto repair shop, holds her 1-year-old daughter, Genesis, while translator Ashley Batz reads her statement in English. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

She said “his daughter was his whole world. He would wake up to her and give her kisses every morning. He would play with her after a long day at work. He loved us and protected us. He didn’t do anything wrong, so why was he taken?”

The Rev. Erich Kussman, St. Bartholomew’s pastor, said the entire Lutheran Church stands with the family.

“Anything you need, you can come to us. I want you to know that. I will stand with you, and we will do what we can to protect you, because that’s the call of the gospel of Jesus Christ,” he said.

“Standing with ICE is antithetical to the gospel of Jesus Christ, hands down,” he added. “Fifty-one times the scriptures tell us to welcome the immigrant and foreigner as one of our own. If you’re not living true to that gospel, the words of Christ himself, you are not a Christian, no matter what you claim to be.”

With immigration enforcement activity on the rise in New Jersey, lawmakers have proposed several bills to expand protections for immigrant communities. One measure called the “Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act” would allow individuals to file a lawsuit against ICE agents who violate their constitutional rights.

Asma Elhuni speaking at a podium — Asma Elhuni, an organizer with Resistencia En Acción NJ speaks at a press conference at St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church in Trenton, joined by pastor Erich Kussman. The group was responding to the detention of three workers at Agudo’s Repair Shop on Feb. 20, 2026. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Another proposed bill would require any business that operates a private prison or detention facility in the state to pay a tax equal to 50% of the taxpayer’s gross receipts derived from the operation of the facility during the previous year. The bill also stipulates all revenues generated would go to an “immigration protection fund.”

Recently proposed legislation would prohibit ICE agents from ever holding a public job in the Garden State, and New Jersey U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim are proposing legislation to prevent new funding for the Department of Homeland Security from being used to purchase a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey.

Requests for comment from ICE and the U.S. Marshals Service were not immediately returned.

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Spring’s coming; Sunny, warm Saturday and significant warm-up ahead NJ

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19 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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Spring’s coming; Sunny, warm Saturday and significant warm-up ahead NJ

A brief respite from cold weather is ahead of New Jersey this weekend, before temperatures continue to rise late next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday, Feb. 28 will be sunny across the Garden State, and temperatures will be comfortable, reaching the high 40s and low 50s.

Then, a brief artic cold front is expected to move into the region late on Saturday night, bringing temps to low 30’s and some scattered snow showers on Sunday, especially in North Jersey.

During the week, a couple low pressure systems are in the NWS forecast. Little snow if any is expected from these systems, especially in the late week, when a significant warm-up is expected.

Asbury Park and Monmouth County weekend weather forecast

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Partly sunny and a chance of snow before 1 p.m. The high should be near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wildwoods and Atlantic County weather forecast

Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Partly sunny and a slight chance of rain before 1 p.m. The high should be near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.