LONG BRANCH — A man and a woman involved in a romantic relationship were found dead this week at a Sairs Avenue home, the victims of an apparent homicide.
The murders of Maria Yolanda Cotejo-Munoz, 35, of 678 Joline Ave., and Feredis Venturo, 33, of 418 Sairs Ave,, are under
investigation by the Long Branch Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said during a March 26 press conference held at the Sairs Avenue crime scene the bodies of the victims were discovered at approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 25.
He declined to say how the two were killed, but said they were involved in a romantic relationship. Gramiccioni said the incident is not being investigated as a murder-suicide.
“As of yesterday our office, with the assistance of the Long Branch Police Department, is investigating a double homicide,” he said. “The Long Branch Police Department discovered the two deceased and we’ve been investigating since the bodies were found.”
Police were led to the Sairs Avenue home after a missing persons report was filed for Cotejo-Munoz on March 24.
The large white home with four rental units is located on the corner of Sairs and Eastbourne avenues just a block away from the Long Branch High School.
According to the Long Branch tax assessor’s office, the owner of the home has an Eatontown mailing address.
Gramiccioni said anyone with information regarding the double homicide should contact Detective Todd Coleman, of the Long Branch Police Department, or Edwin Hennelly, with the Prosecutor’s Office.