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NJ corrections officer kills girlfriend, then self

Police found the bodies of Christopher Minichini and Christina Prestianni in their home on Thursday

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NUTLEY, N.J. — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office says a New Jersey corrections officer killed his girlfriend and then himself.

Police found the bodies of 38-year-old Christopher Minichini and 37-year-old Christina Prestianni in their home in Nutley on Thursday.

Authorities say the preliminary investigation indicates Minichini shot Prestianni and then turned the gun on himself.

Minichini had been a state correctional officer for seven years.