Missing Queens mother found dead in shallow grave on beach

The New York Post reported that police discovered the body of Seraphina Pereira buried in a shallow grave on a Queens beach on October 24, 2026. Pereira, a 35-year-old mother, was reported missing after she was last seen leaving her home on Beach 54th Street around 11 a.m. on October 19, 2026. [1]

According to the New York Post, officers found her decomposing remains wrapped in a blanket around 9:45 p.m. inside Rockaway Community Park in Edgemere. The location of the grave was about a half-mile away from her home. [1]

The New York Post reported that Pereira was shot repeatedly, and law enforcement sources believe that she may have known her attacker. Shortly before her disappearance, she had posted on Facebook to celebrate her son's fifth birthday. [1]