Christopher J. Benedetto, 42, and his wife Janette Piro were last seen together on Singer Island, Florida, on November 11, 1998, after planning to attend a nearby dinner party. Their Toyota 4Runner was found abandoned in a hotel parking lot on November 14 with no sign of foul play. Neighbors who could not reach the couple notified family in New York on November 15, prompting missing-person reports.

On November 23, 1998, Janette Piro’s body was discovered hidden inside a freezer in the garage of the couple’s home; an autopsy determined she had been strangled. Christopher’s wallet, medication, and cell phone remained at the house, and no activity was recorded on their financial accounts, although more than $100,000 in Piro’s jewelry was missing. Christopher’s boat was later found with the motor running in a holding tank; the anchor, a ten-foot chain, and several fishing rods were missing.

Investigators focused on Janette’s brother-in-law, Michael Koblan, after witnesses said he returned alone on Benedetto’s boat following a joint fishing trip. Prosecutors later alleged Benedetto was killed at sea and his body weighted with the missing anchor and chain, while Piro was killed after returning to shore. Christopher Benedetto’s body has never been recovered. Did anyone on Singer Island in November 1998 see Benedetto’s boat or notice strangers around the couple’s home?