Brothers Indicted In Roommate's Murder: Prosecutor

Two brothers in South Jersey have been indicted for murder and other charges after police say they killed their roommate and buried him in the backyard.

Christopher Costello, 28, and Bryan Costello, 25, both of Lumberton, were indicted on one count of murder in the first degree, one count of second-degree desecration of human remains and one count of third-degree hindering apprehension. The indictment was returned on Thursday, and an arraignment will be scheduled soon in Superior Court.

They have remained in jail since they were arrested in early November and charged with the death of 23-year-old Justin Dubois, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Thursday.

All three men lived in a house on the first block of Spencer Court, where investigators discovered Dubois’s body. The house is owned by the father of the Costello Brothers, Coffina said.

The investigation began on Oct. 31, 2016, when a relative who lives in a different residence reported she had not seen or heard from Dubois since Oct. 27, which was uncharacteristic. The initial investigation revealed that Dubois may have been the victim of foul play, and the Costello brothers were then identified as suspects.

Detectives then executed a search warrant at the Spencer Court home, where they spotted an area of soil in the backyard that appeared to have recently been dug up and put back into place. Excavation of the area revealed Dubois’s body, which had been buried in that location at some point during the prior few days, police said.

The attached images of Christopher and Bryan Costello were provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office