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By Jonathan Dienst and Elisha Fieldstadt
New York City police on Thursday found human remains as they continued their search for a teacher and mother of three who was last seen on Saturday.
Jeanine Cammarata, 37, was last seen at her Staten Island home Saturday night and was reported missing Monday, according to the New York Police Department. The human remains were found at a storage facility on Staten Island by police, but officials have not said there is a connection between the remains and Cammarata’s disappearance.
Cammarata did not show up for her job as an elementary school teacher Tuesday, and also missed a shift at her second job at a Dollar Tree.
Jeanine Cammarata’s longtime friend Jessica Pobega told NBC New York that Cammarata also missed a custody hearing for her children Monday.
Eric Gansberg said who is representing Cammarata in her divorce hearings with her estranged husband, Michael Cammarata, said the father had custody of the children, though no legal agreement had been made. He said Jeanine did not feel her apartment provided suitable living conditions for them.
Michael Cammarata, was charged with assault, harassment and stalking on Tuesday in connection to a domestic incident between the couple that took place on Monday, law enforcement sources told NBC New York on Wednesday. He has not been charged in connection to her disappearance.
Cammarata allegedly hit the teacher multiple times and stalked her on several previous dates, according to sources. The couple had previous orders of protection against each other that were later rescinded, Gansberg said.
His attorney information wasn’t immediately available Wednesday.
Pobega said she had received Facebook messages from Cammarata’s account on Monday, but she didn’t believe Cammarata was sending them.
“The fact that she was messaging me on Messenger when her phone wasn’t on was crazy to me, and then I kept asking her to call me, call me,” Pobega said.
Cammarata is 4-foot-11, weighs 120 pounds, has brown eyes and brown hair, and drives a white 2017 Chevrolet Cruz. Police said Wednesday that the car is also missing.
