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| Missing TriBeCa Mother Found Dead in Garbage Bag, and Her Son Is Charged | |
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| When Paula Chin, a 65-year-old TriBeCa mother and businesswoman, was reported missing Monday, the New York City police reached out to the public for help. | When Paula Chin, a 65-year-old TriBeCa mother and businesswoman, was reported missing Monday, the New York City police reached out to the public for help. |
| “Known to wear a white flowered nightgown and a purple grey jacket,” the missing persons bureau said in a tweet. | “Known to wear a white flowered nightgown and a purple grey jacket,” the missing persons bureau said in a tweet. |
| But by Tuesday, Ms. Chin’s body had been found stuffed in a garbage bag outside her family’s weekend home in Morristown, N.J. By Wednesday, her son, Jared Eng, 22, had been arrested and charged with concealing her body, with the help of his girlfriend and a friend. | But by Tuesday, Ms. Chin’s body had been found stuffed in a garbage bag outside her family’s weekend home in Morristown, N.J. By Wednesday, her son, Jared Eng, 22, had been arrested and charged with concealing her body, with the help of his girlfriend and a friend. |
| Though Mr. Eng had not been charged with his mother’s killing, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has requested an autopsy of her body, telling the Manhattan medical examiner’s office in a letter that there was strong evidence that she was murdered. | Though Mr. Eng had not been charged with his mother’s killing, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has requested an autopsy of her body, telling the Manhattan medical examiner’s office in a letter that there was strong evidence that she was murdered. |
| Ms. Chin’s body will now make the return trip from Morris County to the medical examiner’s office, Christopher Foster, an assistant district attorney, wrote in the letter. | Ms. Chin’s body will now make the return trip from Morris County to the medical examiner’s office, Christopher Foster, an assistant district attorney, wrote in the letter. |
| The motive for the killing appeared to be financial, a New York City police spokesman said. | The motive for the killing appeared to be financial, a New York City police spokesman said. |
| It was a shocking turn of events for a Manhattan family that had seemed prosperous and stable. Mr. Eng attended the selective Brooklyn Technical High School and went on to study at SUNY New Paltz, according to his Facebook page. | It was a shocking turn of events for a Manhattan family that had seemed prosperous and stable. Mr. Eng attended the selective Brooklyn Technical High School and went on to study at SUNY New Paltz, according to his Facebook page. |
| Ms. Chin’s Facebook profile shows her smiling at a TriBeCa charity gala, and on a family trip with her two sons, Jared and Brandon, 25, at Zion National Park in 2018. The boys’ father, Philip Eng, died 10 years ago, public records showed. | Ms. Chin’s Facebook profile shows her smiling at a TriBeCa charity gala, and on a family trip with her two sons, Jared and Brandon, 25, at Zion National Park in 2018. The boys’ father, Philip Eng, died 10 years ago, public records showed. |
| At the arraignment Thursday morning in Manhattan Criminal Court, three people were charged with tampering with evidence and concealment of a corpse: Jared Eng of Manhattan; Caitlyn O’Rourke, 21, of Patterson, N.Y., who was romantically involved with Mr. Eng; and Jennifer Lopez, 18, of Manhattan. | At the arraignment Thursday morning in Manhattan Criminal Court, three people were charged with tampering with evidence and concealment of a corpse: Jared Eng of Manhattan; Caitlyn O’Rourke, 21, of Patterson, N.Y., who was romantically involved with Mr. Eng; and Jennifer Lopez, 18, of Manhattan. |
| “The case is in its early stages and will ultimately be resolved in the courtroom, not in the media,” Mr. Eng’s attorney, Joel Cohen, said. | “The case is in its early stages and will ultimately be resolved in the courtroom, not in the media,” Mr. Eng’s attorney, Joel Cohen, said. |
| Mr. Eng was ordered held without bail. Ms. O’Rourke was held on $50,000 bail, and Ms. Lopez’s bail was set at $100,000. Like Mr. Eng, Ms. O’Rourke was a student at SUNY New Paltz, according to her Facebook page. | Mr. Eng was ordered held without bail. Ms. O’Rourke was held on $50,000 bail, and Ms. Lopez’s bail was set at $100,000. Like Mr. Eng, Ms. O’Rourke was a student at SUNY New Paltz, according to her Facebook page. |
| The criminal complaint described in grisly detail how Mr. Eng and Ms. Lopez allegedly transported Ms. Chin’s remains to New Jersey on Jan. 31 in Ms. Chin’s own car, a 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser. | The criminal complaint described in grisly detail how Mr. Eng and Ms. Lopez allegedly transported Ms. Chin’s remains to New Jersey on Jan. 31 in Ms. Chin’s own car, a 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser. |
| The complaint said that security camera videos reviewed by the police showed a woman, presumed to be Ms. Lopez, backing up the car in front of Ms. Chin’s apartment building early on Jan. 31. Someone resembling Mr. Eng put a large duffle bag in the trunk at 2:31 a.m. | The complaint said that security camera videos reviewed by the police showed a woman, presumed to be Ms. Lopez, backing up the car in front of Ms. Chin’s apartment building early on Jan. 31. Someone resembling Mr. Eng put a large duffle bag in the trunk at 2:31 a.m. |
| When the police searched the car, they found blood on the carpet and a blanket, clothing and duct tape, the criminal complaint said. | When the police searched the car, they found blood on the carpet and a blanket, clothing and duct tape, the criminal complaint said. |
| Ms. O’Rourke, the police complaint said, told detectives in an interview that Mr. Eng called her after he and Ms. Lopez had moved the body. She said Mr. Eng admitted to her had killed his mother, telling her it had taken her “a while to die,” and asking for her help. | Ms. O’Rourke, the police complaint said, told detectives in an interview that Mr. Eng called her after he and Ms. Lopez had moved the body. She said Mr. Eng admitted to her had killed his mother, telling her it had taken her “a while to die,” and asking for her help. |
| “It’s all clean, the hardest part was backing up the car,” said a text message between Ms. Lopez and Ms. O’Rourke, according to the complaint. | “It’s all clean, the hardest part was backing up the car,” said a text message between Ms. Lopez and Ms. O’Rourke, according to the complaint. |
| Ms. O’Rourke told police that the three friends then went to the weekend home on Bailey Hollow Road in Morristown again on Feb. 1, and moved Ms. Chin’s body, in a garbage bag, to an outside garbage container on the property. Ms. O’Rourke also said she attempted to wash clothing from the crime scene in the washing machine at the home. | Ms. O’Rourke told police that the three friends then went to the weekend home on Bailey Hollow Road in Morristown again on Feb. 1, and moved Ms. Chin’s body, in a garbage bag, to an outside garbage container on the property. Ms. O’Rourke also said she attempted to wash clothing from the crime scene in the washing machine at the home. |
| The police said they found bloody rubber gloves in the garbage and bloodstains on the New Jersey residence’s garage floor. More bloody gloves, along with blood traces, were found inside the Manhattan apartment, the complaint said. | The police said they found bloody rubber gloves in the garbage and bloodstains on the New Jersey residence’s garage floor. More bloody gloves, along with blood traces, were found inside the Manhattan apartment, the complaint said. |
| Ms. Chin’s building, sandwiched between converted lofts on Vestry Street, was quiet on Thursday morning. The first floor is a commercial space with a large garage door, and the upper two residential floors — including the third, where Ms. Chin had lived with her family — were empty, a police officer at the scene said. | Ms. Chin’s building, sandwiched between converted lofts on Vestry Street, was quiet on Thursday morning. The first floor is a commercial space with a large garage door, and the upper two residential floors — including the third, where Ms. Chin had lived with her family — were empty, a police officer at the scene said. |
| City property records showed that Ms. Chin had bought the building at 17 Vestry Street in 1987 with her late husband. They had also owned their Morristown home. She had listed herself on her Linkedin page as the chairwoman of C-E Property Management, the owner of record of the Vestry Street building, as well as the president of PYCECO Distributor Corporation, a supply company. | City property records showed that Ms. Chin had bought the building at 17 Vestry Street in 1987 with her late husband. They had also owned their Morristown home. She had listed herself on her Linkedin page as the chairwoman of C-E Property Management, the owner of record of the Vestry Street building, as well as the president of PYCECO Distributor Corporation, a supply company. |
| Mr. Eng’s most recent Facebook profile picture shows him posing with a camera. “I’m an adult now?” he captioned the photo. On July 29, he posted a photo with Ms. O’Rourke. Both are in sunglasses, smiling. | Mr. Eng’s most recent Facebook profile picture shows him posing with a camera. “I’m an adult now?” he captioned the photo. On July 29, he posted a photo with Ms. O’Rourke. Both are in sunglasses, smiling. |
| “City kid stretching his wings,” he wrote as his Facebook introduction. “But first, he must prune his broken feathers.” | “City kid stretching his wings,” he wrote as his Facebook introduction. “But first, he must prune his broken feathers.” |
| On Instagram, Mr. Eng describes himself as a “creative consultant, media enthusiast, gamer” and “cat dad.” In May, he posted a picture with his mother at the Frying Pan restaurant on the Hudson River. | On Instagram, Mr. Eng describes himself as a “creative consultant, media enthusiast, gamer” and “cat dad.” In May, he posted a picture with his mother at the Frying Pan restaurant on the Hudson River. |