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Seraphina Pereira

A Queens missing-person case became a homicide case after Seraphina Pereira was found dead in Edgemere.

Charged · allegations
last updated 2 November 2026 · 1 sources
Confirmed facts
5
Open questions
4
Age
35
Charges
Filed
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Case file Seraphina Pereira, reference D C zero two one nine. CBS News New York reported that police said Seraphina Pereira, thirty-five, had been missing for days before her body was found Saturday night, October twenty-fourth, near Beach fifty-eighth Street and Almeda Avenue in Edgemere, Queens. On October twenty-sixth, CBS News New York reported that investigators arrested Rogelio Lozano-Garita, twenty-six. The charges are unproven allegations. On October twenty-seventh, CBS News New York reported that the medical examiner determined Pereira had been shot in the head, neck, and chest, and ruled the death a homicide. CBS News New York also reported that police said Lozano-Garita was facing multiple charges, including murder, criminal possession of a weapon, concealment of a human corpse, and tampering with physical evidence. Those charges are unproven allegations. CBS News New York reported that crime scene investigators were at Pereira’s apartment, a few blocks from where her body was found, as detectives continued investigating. The file’s open questions include when Pereira was last seen or reported missing, what evidence authorities cited, whether Lozano-Garita has appeared in court or entered a plea, and the confirmed custody and safety arrangements for Pereira’s children. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero two one nine at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed5 entries
24 October 2026
Police said Seraphina Pereira, 35, had been missing for days before her body was found Saturday night near Beach 58th Street and Almeda Avenue in Edgemere, Queens.
CBS News New York
26 October 2026
CBS News New York reported that investigators arrested Rogelio Lozano-Garita, 26; the charges are unproven allegations.
CBS News New York
27 October 2026
CBS News New York reported that the medical examiner determined Pereira had been shot in the head, neck and chest and ruled the death a homicide.
CBS News New York
27 October 2026
Police said Lozano-Garita was facing multiple charges, including murder, criminal possession of a weapon, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence; the charges are unproven allegations.
CBS News New York
27 October 2026
CBS News New York reported that crime scene investigators were at Pereira's apartment, a few blocks from where her body was found, as detectives continued investigating.
CBS News New York
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What was the exact date and time Pereira was last seen or reported missing?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What evidence did authorities cite in support of the charges against Lozano-Garita?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Has Lozano-Garita appeared in court, entered a plea, or been assigned a future court date?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
What are the confirmed custody and safety arrangements for Pereira's children?unconfirmed · unconfirmed
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