People urged to wear purple Thursday to honor slain Staten Island mom

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
NEW SPRINGVILLE, Staten Island (WABC) -- A memorial is growing for a slain teacher on Staten Island as people are asked to wear purple this week to remember her.

Jeanine Cammarata, a 37-year-old mother of three, taught at PS 29.
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Her family, friends and coworkers are encouraging everyone to wear purple this Thursday. Purple is the color to represent domestic violence.

Cammarta's body was found in a storage unit last week.

Police say her estranged husband Michael Cammarata and his girlfriend Ayisha Egea, both of Queens, face murder and other charges in Jeanine's death.
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The teacher was reported missing after she failed to show up for work. She also missed a court date in her divorce case.

The remains were found inside a storage facility in the Arden Heights section April 4.



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