Paul Caneiro Trial Update: Expert Analyzes Psychology Behind Colts Neck Family Massacre

The Paul Caneiro trial continues in Monmouth County, New Jersey, where prosecutors allege Paul murdered his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer, and their two children — 11-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Sophia — in November 2018. According to the prosecution, Keith had just discovered Paul stole $78,000 from a trust account. The confrontation allegedly triggered a massacre. Keith was shot five times. Jennifer was shot and stabbed. And little Sophia was stabbed 17 times, including a wound to her eye — and prosecutors say she was still alive when the fire was set.

On True Crime Today, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the psychology of family annihilation. What happens when someone who's been living a financial double life gets cornered? Why do family annihilators often kill everyone — including children — rather than face exposure? And what does extreme overkill violence tell us about the perpetrator's mental state?

We examine key trial evidence including surveillance footage showing Paul disconnecting his security cameras at 1:28 a.m. and testimony about doctored bank statements. Witnesses described Paul and his family sitting calmly outside their own burning home — which prosecutors allege Paul set on fire as a "ruse" while his wife and adult daughters were inside. Shavaun breaks down what genuine trauma responses look like and how to read courtroom emotion. Essential psychological analysis of the Caneiro family annihilation case.

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