Lawmakers Call for Return of Death Penalty After New Jersey Family’s Murder

Police booking photo of Paul Caneiro, who has been charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of his brother and his family. Authorities filed the charges on Nov. 29, 2018. Ocean Township Police Department

Three lawmakers are calling for the death penalty to be restored in New Jersey after a family of four in the upscale community of Colts Neck was found brutally murdered.

State Assemblyman Harold Wirths said in a statement, according to News12, “We owe it to the loved ones who are grieving this tremendous loss. They deserve the ultimate form of justice.”