Jaded Evidence interactive investigation · WATCH-240
Seraphina Pereira / Rogelio Lozano-Garita
Far Rockaway / Queens, New York · Evidence-first case file
Current status: Rogelio Lozano-Garita charged with second-degree murder and related offenses; remanded · Updated October 31, 2026
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01 | Case overview and current legal status
Rogelio Lozano-Garita charged with second-degree murder and related offenses; remanded.
Courthouse, judge and attorneys
Queens Criminal Court. Judge Thomas Wright-Fernandez presided at the October 28 arraignment. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the prosecution; the complete prosecution and defense teams remain to be verified.
02 | Victim background
Seraphina Pereira, 35, was identified by the Queens District Attorney as Lozano-Garita’s girlfriend and the mother of his children.
03 | People and documented roles
Documented role 1
Seraphina Pereira — victim.
Documented role 2
Rogelio Lozano-Garita, 26 — accused; charged with second-degree murder and related offenses.
Documented role 3
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz — announced the charges.
Documented role 4
Judge Thomas Wright-Fernandez — arraignment judge.
Documented role 5
NYPD and Queens District Attorney’s Office — investigating and prosecuting agencies.
04 | Interactive chronological timeline
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October 19, 2026, 2:16–6:04 a.m.
The complaint alleges Pereira was shot in the head inside the shared home.
The complaint alleges Pereira was shot in the head inside the shared home.
October 19, 2026
Prosecutors allege her body was moved by wagon and buried in a shallow grave at Rockaway Community Park.
Prosecutors allege her body was moved by wagon and buried in a shallow grave at Rockaway Community Park.
October 21, 2026
Lozano-Garita called 911 to report Pereira missing, according to the prosecution.
Lozano-Garita called 911 to report Pereira missing, according to the prosecution.
October 24, 2026
An NYPD K9 search located Pereira’s remains at the park.
An NYPD K9 search located Pereira’s remains at the park.
October 28, 2026
Lozano-Garita was arraigned and remanded; the court ordered a return date that Friday.
Lozano-Garita was arraigned and remanded; the court ordered a return date that Friday.
05 | Investigation and evidence
Evidence file 1
Surveillance and travel-timeline evidence.
Evidence file 2
The pull wagon and burial-site evidence.
Evidence file 3
911 call and statements to investigators.
Evidence file 4
Firearm, ballistic and autopsy evidence.
Evidence file 5
Digital communications and location data.
06 | Prosecution and defense theories
Prosecution or investigative position
The prosecution alleges Lozano-Garita shot Pereira, transported and buried her body, then reported her missing and supplied a false account involving a box of belongings.
Defense position or evidentiary limitation
No complete defense theory was located. The complaint’s factual allegations have not been tested at trial.
07 | Trial testimony and courtroom developments
No trial testimony has occurred. The official release states Lozano-Garita was remanded after arraignment.
Known witnesses and exhibits
No witness is described as scheduled to testify and no item is described as an admitted exhibit without a filed list, transcript or documented proceeding. Verified additions will be placed here chronologically.
08 | Verdict, sentencing and appeals
No verdict or sentence. If convicted of the top count, the official release states he faces up to 25 years to life.
09 | Unresolved questions
- What surveillance and digital evidence supports the timeline?
- Was the firearm recovered?
- What do the autopsy and burial-site examinations establish?
- What statements are admissible?
10 | Court records and source documents
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