N.J. man gets life in prison for murder of brother and his family

A New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of murdering his brother and his brother’s family in what the judge said were “brutal” and “calculated” killings.

A New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of murdering his brother and his brother’s family in what the judge said were “brutal” and “calculated” killings.

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Paul Caneiro, 59, was found guilty in February of murder, aggravated arson, theft and other crimes in the 2018 deaths of Keith Caneiro, 50; his wife, Jennifer Caneiro, 45; and their children, Jesse, 11, and Sophia, 8.

Prosecutors said the murders were motivated by “greed and desperation.”