Caneiro Trial Bombshell: Trust Expert Testifies Policy Only Paid If All Four Family Members Died — Defense Points to Third Brother Who Fled Before Bodies Were Found

Week two of the Paul Caneiro trial delivered testimony that cuts to the heart of why prosecutors say two children had to die. Trust account expert Lazaro Cardenas explained to jurors that Keith Caneiro's $3 million life insurance policy was held in a trust where Paul was the trustee — and that trust would only benefit Paul if Keith, Jennifer, Sophia, and Jesse were all dead. Every single one of them. Prosecutors say this is why the children weren't spared.

The jury also heard from Dennis Corpora, a neighbor who was awakened by gunshots around 3:20 AM on November 20th, 2018. His immediate reaction: "Someone just got whacked." He knew it was a pistol. He called police twice. By morning, Keith Caneiro was dead on his front lawn with five gunshot wounds. His wife and children were stabbed and left to die in a burning house.

The defense is fighting back by pointing to the third Caneiro brother, Corey, who fled to Pennsylvania on the morning of the murders — before Keith's family had even been discovered. Corey was seen giving Paul money that morning. His wife contacted police instead of him. A civil lawsuit alleges he later maneuvered himself into control of the insurance proceeds. But prosecutors have something the defense can't explain away: DNA matching both children found on bloody jeans in Paul's basement, a murder weapon in Paul's house, and surveillance footage showing Paul disconnecting his cameras at 1:28 AM. Questions aren't evidence. And the evidence leads to Paul.

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