Missing mom whose rotting body was found in shallow grave on NYC beach was shot repeatedly, may have known killer: cops, sources

A missing mom whose rotting body was found buried in a shallow grave on a Queens beach over the weekend was shot repeatedly – and investigators believe she may have known her killer, cops and sources said Monday. Seraphina Pereira, 35, was last seen around 11 a.m.last Monday leaving her Beach 54th Street home — about a half-mile from Rockaway Community Park in Edgemere, where her body was found wrapped in a blanket in a shallow hole five days later, police said. Her remains were already decomposing in the pit when police descended on the scene around 9:45 p.m.

Saturday, law-enforcement sources added.Pereira had suffered gunshot wounds to the head, neck and torso, and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the city medical examiner’s office.The Queens mom frequently posted about her children on Facebook — most recently sharing a 5th birthday post for her son, just days before her disappearance.About a week earlier, she shared a selfie with her “lil diva” daughter, who she said did her make-up, as both posed in green eye shadow.No arrests had been made in connection to Pereira’s death by Monday and an investigation was underway....