In part two of the New Jersey Mansion Murders, Joseph Scott Morgan explains how investigators determined the fire in the mansion is actually arson to coverup the brutal murders of Keith and his family. The fire at Paul Caneiro's home is quickly determined to be arson and Paul Caneiro is arrested the day after the fire. Paul Caneiro's wife and adult daughters think he is a hero for waking them up and getting them out of the house safely and vow to testify on his behalf. A few days after Paul Caneiro is charged with setting fire to his own home, he is charged with the murder of his brother and Keith Caneiro's family. Prosecutors say Paul Caneiro was motivated by greed. Three days before the killings, Keith Caneiro told his father-in-law, Vlassis Karidis, that Paul had stolen $90,000 from the children's college funds, and that he was planning to cut off the $225,000 salary that Paul drew from a family business. Autopsies show that Keith, Jennifer, and Jesse Caneiro all died instantly, but Sophia lived for 9 hours and died from smoke inhalation. This has led Sophia Caneiro's maternal grandfather, Vlassis Karidis, to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul Caneiro. Because Sophia survived her parents, she inherited their estates and died intestate, passing the estates to her grandparents, and Karidis has standing to bring the claim.

Transcribe Highlights

00:02.96 Introduction Part Two, New Jersey Mansion Murders

04:53.02 Shooting adults, stabbing the children, 8 and 11

10:17.82 Keith Caneiro shot in head and lower back

15:06.25 Projectile investigation

20:17.30 Fire started in early morning, not reported until after 12 noon

25:45.68 Fire Hose would go right over a body in the yard if needed

30:28.94 When door opens, fire hit with oxygen

35:04.17 20 different fire companies involved for hours to put out mansion fire

40:15.09 Investigators knew the scene was more than just a fire

47:02.93 Autopsy determines Sophia lived 9 hours, died from smoke inhalation

49:41.57 Conclusion - waiting for trial

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Paul and Ketih Caneiro are brothers and business partners. They live 10 minutes from one another in New Jersey and on November 20, 2018, both of their homes were on fire. About 5 a.m. the police received a report of a fire burning at 27 Tilton Drive in Ocean Township, Paul Caneiro's home. Arriving on the scene police and fire fighters find Paul, his wife, and two adult daughters , all safe outside the home. In the first hours of the investigation officials determine the fire at Paul Caneiro's home appears to have been intentionally set and gas cans are found on the premises. While the investigation is taking place at Paul Caneiro's home, a fire is reported at the home of Keith Caneiro. While the fire at Paul Caneiro's home consisted of two fires near the perimeter of the home, the fire at Keith Caneiro's home takes 20 fire companies hours to get under control. Investigators quickly discover the fire at Keith Caneiro's mansion was staged to cover up the murder of Keith Caneiro, his wife, Jennifer, and their two young children, Jesse, 11 and Sophia, 8. Keith's body is found in the front yard, dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and back. The body of Jennifer Caneiro is found inside the house with a gunshot wound to the head and multiple stab wounds. The bodies of the children are found inside with multiple stab wounds. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the different scientific disciplines used in solving a murder or multiple murders when fire is used to destroy evidence.

Transcript Highlights

00:00.54 Introduction,

02:00.69 Joe's respect for firefighters

04:55.44 Fire and murders took place in November 2018

10:04.10 Fire started on purpose

15:16.22 DNA expert from New Zealand

21:01.75 A financial motivation to the murders

24:56.51 Paul accused of taking money from college accounts for Keith's children

30:13.51 Data presented in court will be very complex

35:10.18 Fire at Paul Caneiro home, two set in perimeter areas of home

39:59.24 Mansion is not close to neighbors

42:43.90 Keith shot multiple times, no gun found

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Nov. 19, 1978The remains of Theresa Marcoux and Mark Harnish were discovered after an officer from the West Springfield Police Department located a 1967 green Dodge pickup truck owned by Harnish, parked in a roadway rest area on Route 5/Riverdale Street. Their bodies were lying by a nearby guardrail." "The officer saw that the driver's side window of the truck was damaged and noticed blood in and around the vehicle," the police post added, stating the victims — who had last been seen alive at approximately 12:30 a.m. that morning when leaving a friends' party — "appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds." No Firearm is found at the scene but investigators do find a fingerprint...the suspects' left thumb print is found. The "latent print" is found in what appeared to be blood on the passenger-side vent window.....but no match is found and the case goes cold. Joseph Scott Morgan breaks down fingerprints and how they are of no use if you don't have something to compare it to. Joe will also show how the suspect almost got away with a double homicide.

Transcript Highlights

00:00.00 Introduction

04:04.70 Changing from analog to digital

05:30.85 History of fingerprinting

10:04.68 Truth about fingerprints

15:15.96 A print on the scene

19:26.74 Old Truck with bullet could be old

24:34.49 There was an "ear witness"

29:17.43 Blood and drag marks

35:03.19 Was glass embedded in the bodies

40:01.98 A match

42:45.74 Conclusion - arrest

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