Four New Jersey residents accused of harboring a man suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend now stand accused of helping him conceal another killing, after police discovered body parts from a dismembered corpse on the property.
The case began on June 27, when Manchester township police say Maxwell Johnston, 35, killed Gabriella Caroleo, 25, and went on the run, according to an press release. Caroleo was discovered by authorities with a gunshot wound to her stomach and was airlifted to a hospital, where she died of her injuries.
Caroleo’s family told local news station WACP that she and Johnston had dated, Caroleo’s mother said that her daughter had called her hours before the shooting and feared she was in danger.
Caroleo’s sister told WACP that Johnston “taunted” the family while he was on the run, even during Caroleo’s funeral.
Authorities eventually found Johnston on July 5 at a home in the nearby …