Crime & Safety
Accused Killer Of Woman Found Off Brooklyn Coast Used Her Credit Cards To Buy Cleavers, Prosecutors Say
Raphael Lolos is charged with dismembering Jennifer Londono, whose body was found floating off the Red Hook coast.

RED HOOK, BROOKLYN — The alleged killer of a woman whose dismembered torso was found floating off the Brooklyn coast used her credit card to buy meat cleavers at trash bags, prosecutors said, according to reports.
Pieces of Jennifer Londono's body were found in the Hudson River and floating off the coast of Red Hook in June, and authorities identified her because of a distinguishable tattoo on her torso.
Authorities say her boyfriend, 40-year-old Raphael Lolos, is her killer. Londono, 31, was a bartender who opened the Luna Lounge in Englewood, New Jersey.
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In a court appearance Monday, prosecutors said Lolos used Londono's credit cart to buy meat cleavers and trash bags, NJ.com reported. Lolos was also stalking Londono until her death, prosecutors said, according to the website.
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In the days following the murder, Lolos consistently and repeatedly used Londono’s credit cards until the time of his arrest on July 6, according to prosecutors.
Lolos was arrested with the assistance of the NYPD, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Union County SWAT Team, and the Linden Police Department in Linden.
Lolos, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, has been charged with murder, desecration of human remains, hindering apprehension and credit card fraud in connection with the death of Londono.
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