Father Wants Us Dead: Uncle Paul

Paul Caneiro is still trying to escape responsibility for the murders. We examine what drove him to destroy his own family, and the loss that still reverberates years later.

---------------------

Father Wants Us Dead — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time (Entertainment Weekly) — is back with a new season about family murders and the secrets behind them.

Season 2, ‘Uncle Paul,’ investigates the slayings of the Caneiro family: Keith Caneiro, his wife Jennifer, and their kids, Jesse and Sophia. What first appeared to be a tragic mansion fire in affluent horse country turned into one of New Jersey's most shocking murder investigations. We’ll take you inside a world of brotherly love, betrayal, money and murder as we try to answer the question at the heart of this case: Why?

Content warning: Father Wants Us Dead: Uncle Paul deals with violence. Listener discretion is advised.

You can visit FatherWantsUsDead.com for photos, surveillance and body cam videos and other extras. You can email any questions and comments to inbox@fatherwantsusdead.com.

Father Wants Us Dead is a production of NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.

The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.

The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬ Music by Jacob Stone. Sound effects by Triple Scoop Music. Our voice actor in this episode is Eli Lourie.

Special thanks to all the sources who agreed to speak with us.

Investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-wants-us-dead/id1621739108

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jr7PKc0ahznohUWe3lAVO

You can also watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUHU5rOcASA

Please check out our other true crime podcast series:

Someone’s Hunting Us, about a little known serial killer and the girls and women who took him down: www.someoneshuntingus.com

In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of the Princeton grande dame, Cissy Stuart: ⁠https://theprincetonmurder.com⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode reconstructs the final hours of the Caneiro family and the murders Paul Caneiro committed on Nov. 20, 2018. It includes descriptions of violence that some listeners may find disturbing.

---------------------

Father Wants Us Dead — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time (Entertainment Weekly) — is back with a new season about family murders and the secrets behind them.

Season 2, ‘Uncle Paul,’ investigates the slayings of the Caneiro family: Keith Caneiro, his wife Jennifer, and their kids, Jesse and Sophia. What first appeared to be a tragic mansion fire in affluent horse country turned into one of New Jersey's most shocking murder investigations. We’ll take you inside a world of brotherly love, betrayal, money and murder as we try to answer the question at the heart of this case: Why?

Content warning: Father Wants Us Dead: Uncle Paul deals with violence. Listener discretion is advised.

You can visit FatherWantsUsDead.com for photos, surveillance and body cam videos and other extras. You can email any questions and comments to inbox@fatherwantsusdead.com.

Father Wants Us Dead is a production of NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.

The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Rebecca Everett, an investigative reporter and podcaster, with additional reporting by veteran crime reporter Kevin Shea. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.

The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬ Music by Jacob Stone. Sound effects by Triple Scoop Music. Our voice actor in this episode is Bart Flynn.

Special thanks to all the sources who agreed to speak with us.

Investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-wants-us-dead/id1621739108

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jr7PKc0ahznohUWe3lAVO

You can also watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUHU5rOcASA

Please check out our other true crime podcast series:

Someone’s Hunting Us, about a little known serial killer and the girls and women who took him down: www.someoneshuntingus.com

In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of the Princeton grande dame, Cissy Stuart: ⁠https://theprincetonmurder.com⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before the murders that rocked Colts Neck, Keith and Paul Caneiro were inseparable brothers building a wildly successful business together. But over the years, Paul changed and tensions mounted, setting the stage for one devastating night.

---------------------

Father Wants Us Dead — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time (Entertainment Weekly) — is back with a new season about family murders and the secrets behind them.

Season 2, ‘Uncle Paul,’ investigates the slayings of the Caneiro family: Keith Caneiro, his wife Jennifer, and their kids, Jesse and Sophia. What first appeared to be a tragic mansion fire in affluent horse country turned into one of New Jersey's most shocking murder investigations. We’ll take you inside a world of brotherly love, betrayal, money and murder as we try to answer the question at the heart of this case: Why?

Content warning: Father Wants Us Dead: Uncle Paul deals with violence. Listener discretion is advised.

Have a question, an idea for our next show, or other feedback? You can contact us on our website or at inbox@fatherwantsusdead.com.

You can also find videos, photos and other extras at www.fatherwantsusdead.com.

Father Wants Us Dead is a production of NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.

The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.

The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬

Music is by Jacob Stone, with the exception of that song from The Wolf of Wall Street:

The song Meth Lab Zoso Sticker is performed by 7Horse and written by Joie Calio and Phil Leavitt. Master by 7Horse Music Ltd., courtesy of Third Side Music Inc.

Published by Third Side Music Inc. on behalf of Candy Seat Songs, Space Needle Tracks, and Burt Clock Music. Used with permission.

Our voice actors in this episode are Bart Flynn and Matthew P. Lindquist. Sound effects are from Triple Scoop Music.

Special thanks to all the sources who agreed to speak with us.

Investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of time and money. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-wants-us-dead/id1621739108

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jr7PKc0ahznohUWe3lAVO

You can also watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUHU5rOcASA

Please check out our other true crime podcast series:

Someone’s Hunting Us, about a little known serial killer and the girls and women who took him down: www.someoneshuntingus.com

In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of the Princeton grande dame, Cissy Stuart: ⁠https://theprincetonmurder.com⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2018, firefighters responded to a burning mansion in Colts Neck, one of New Jersey's most exclusive communities. They made a shocking discovery: A family of four had been massacred. And not by a stranger, but by a loved one.

---------------------

Father Wants Us Dead — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time (Entertainment Weekly) — is back with a new season about family murders and the secrets behind them.

Season 2, ‘Uncle Paul,’ investigates the slayings of the Caneiro family: Keith Caneiro, his wife Jennifer, and their kids, Jesse and Sophia. What first appeared to be a tragic mansion fire in affluent horse country turned into one of New Jersey's most shocking murder investigations. We’ll take you inside a world of brotherly love, betrayal, money and murder as we try to answer the question at the heart of this case: Why?

Content warning: Father Wants Us Dead: Uncle Paul deals with violence. Listener discretion is advised.

You can visit FatherWantsUsDead.com for photos, surveillance and body cam videos and other extras. You can email any questions and comments to inbox@fatherwantsusdead.com.

Father Wants Us Dead is a production of NJ.com and The Star-Ledger.

The podcast is reported, written, produced and hosted by Rebecca Everett, an investigative crime reporter and podcaster. Our executive producers are Christopher Kelly, Jessica Beym, Jeff Roberts, and Jess Mazzola.

The podcast is recorded and mixed by Alex Graves at Sound on Sound Studios in Montclair, New Jersey. James‬‭ Shapiro is our associate audio engineer.‬ Music by Jacob Stone. Sound effects by Triple Scoop Music.

Special thanks to all the sources who agreed to speak with us.

Investigative reporting and projects like these take a lot of resources. If you want to support this kind of journalism, please consider subscribing to NJ.com. But you can also help us by following the show on the platforms below and leave us a review:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/father-wants-us-dead/id1621739108

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2Jr7PKc0ahznohUWe3lAVO

You can also watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUHU5rOcASA

Please check out our other true crime podcast series:

Someone’s Hunting Us, about a little known serial killer and the girls and women who took him down: www.someoneshuntingus.com

In the Shadow of Princeton, about the cold case murder of the Princeton grande dame, Cissy Stuart: ⁠https://theprincetonmurder.com⁠

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father Wants Us Dead — called one of the best true crime podcasts of all time (Entertainment Weekly) — is back with a new season. Season 2, Uncle Paul, investigates the slayings of the Caneiro family: Keith, Jennifer, and their kids, Jesse and Sophia. What first appeared to be a tragic mansion fire in affluent horse country turned into one of New Jersey's most shocking murder investigations.

We’ll take you inside a world of brotherly love, betrayal, money and murder as we try to answer the question at the heart of this case: Why?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices