Accused of grisly murder of missing man: his ex-wife and her husband

They activated their burner phones and followed Mr. Kraft throughout the evening as he spent time with his children. Authorities believe the Orsinis killed him at some point after he brought them home.

Just before 9 p.m., Mr. Orsini, 35, drove Mr. Kraft’s car along the same route he had practiced several days earlier and left it on a street corner near the waterfront. He then walked about a mile to a gas station, where he used a $100 bill to buy an energy drink before using a burner phone to call a cab back to Beacon.

Over the course of the next few days, the Orsinis purchased additional burner phones, conducted suspicious Google searches including “is galvanized steel fireproof,” and purchased various materials that could be used to dismember and burn a body , said the police. complaint, including 31 gallon galvanized steel garbage cans, an angle grinder, an ax and 16 bundles of firewood.

On several occasions, the couple left their personal phones at home and drove more than 125 miles round trip to visit Mr. Orsini’s family in Amsterdam, NY, north of Albany. On May 2, Mr. Orsini texted his mother to ask if she had told anyone he was visiting her upstate.

Ms Orsini, 36, also texted her ex-husband’s phone in the days following his disappearance to ask about their children’s reports – an odd move, according to the complaint, because “they usually didn’t text about the their children’s academics.”

She also called the police in Marlboro to ask where Mr. Kraft was.

On May 4, police discovered Mr. Kraft parked, with tickets, in the same location authorities believe the Orsinis left him behind, according to the complaint. Police seized the car that day, the complaint said. Authorities believe the couple returned to Newburgh on May 7 to check on the vehicle.

In the course of their investigation, New York State Police, local law enforcement agencies and the FBI have found surveillance footage, store receipts, cell phone GPS records, call and text records, Google search records, evidence at the Orsini’s home and more Viewed.