Provided Security to 3 Governors. Then He Snapped.

The investigation described in the article links Lt. Ricardo J. Santos of the New Jersey State Police to the Aug. 1, 2025 killings of veterinarian Lauren Semanchik and her new boyfriend, Tyler Webb, outside Semanchik’s rural home in Pittstown, New Jersey. Prosecutors say Santos was the only suspect, and he was found dead shortly afterward in an apparent suicide. Seventy-four days before the shootings, Semanchik reported vandalism to police, telling an officer that Santos—her ex-boyfriend—"did not take the breakup well," as reflected in a police report. The officer contacted Santos at 8 p.m. that night and advised him to avoid contact to prevent escalation, according to the same document. The New York Times records cited in the article say Santos had been repeatedly warned about logging excessive overtime that inflated pay while creating a safety risk. The piece also notes his career included elite executive protection work for at least three former governors.