Father Of Connecticut Man Found Dead In Monmouth County Town Speaks Out

By Rich Scinto (Patch Staff)

STAMFORD, CT—The father of a 26-year-old city man who was found dead in New Jersey said his son touched everybody he came into contact with and loved him.

Joseph Comunale, 26, was last seen over the weekend at the Grand Sutton on East 59th St. and 1st Avenue, according to the New York Daily News. His father Pat Comunale reported him missing.

Pat Comunale said his son didn't deserve to be killed and wasn't looking for trouble, according to Fox 61.

Joseph Comunale went to 518 E. 59th Street with people he met in the early Sunday morning hours. He had been in Greenwich Village previously, according to the NYPD.

He was reportedly partying there with two men and three women in the apartment of 25-year-old James Rackover, son to Jeffrey Rackover — the same famous Manhattan jeweler who helped Donald Trump pick out an engagement ring for Melania.

Condos in the building typically sell for around $2 million and rent is about $6,000 per month.

A pair of bloody sheets and pants were found outside of the apartment building in a garbage bag, according to the Daily News. Rackover asked the apartment building's front desk for a luggage cart which was used to roll two suitcases out of the building after his guests left Sunday.

Rackover was taken into custody on an unrelated charge of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to the NYPD.

Communale's body was found in Oceanport in Monmouth County, according to NBC Connecticut. The body was found in a wooded area behind a former police department that relocated after Hurricane Sandy.
Others have been questioned in the case and at least one person was uncooperative, according to the Daily News.

Comunale was a sales associate at Tri-Ed Ltd., a company that sells security devices such as CCTV cameras.

Additional reporting by Brendan Krisel (Patch National Staff) -
Image of the Grand Sutton via Google Maps