Missing Queens Mother Found Shot in Shallow Grave; Ex in Custody
WHO:
Gothamist - Seraphina Pereira was the woman found dead.
Gothamist - The NYPD said Pereira’s ex-boyfriend was in custody.
NY Post - Pereira was a mother whose children were featured in her Facebook posts.
WHAT:
NY Post - Lozano-Garita was charged with murder, criminal possession of a weapon, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
Gothamist - Pereira was found in a shallow grave.
Gothamist - The city medical examiner ruled Pereira’s death a homicide.
NY Post - Police and sources said Pereira had been shot repeatedly.
NY Post - Police and sources said Pereira may have known her killer.
NY Post - Pereira frequently posted about her children on Facebook and shared a fifth-birthday post for her son shortly before she disappeared.
Gothamist - Police distributed a photo of Pereira after she went missing.
WHERE:
Gothamist - Pereira was found in a shallow grave in Queens.
NY Post - Pereira’s body was found in a shallow grave on a New York City beach.
WHEN:
NY Post - Lozano-Garita was arrested Monday.
HOW:
NY Post - The article reported that Pereira was shot repeatedly.
(UPDATED October 27, 2026 17:08 UTC)
Seraphina Pereira, a mother whose children featured in her Facebook posts, was found dead in a shallow grave on a Queens beach, and the medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. Police said she had been shot repeatedly, and her ex-boyfriend, Lozano-Garita, was taken into custody. He was charged with murder, weapon possession, concealing a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 13:24 UTC)
Seraphina Pereira, a mother whose children featured in her Facebook posts, was found dead in a shallow grave in Queens, and the city medical examiner ruled her death a homicide. Police said she had been shot repeatedly, and her ex-boyfriend is in custody. Before she disappeared, Pereira shared a post celebrating her son’s fifth birthday, and police had distributed her photo while searching for her.