Mely Vanessa Tafoya Mendoza
On Friday, March 28, 2025, the Honorable Mitzy Galis-Menendez sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for his role in the fatal stabbing of his wife in 2022.
Peter Revelo, of Bayonne, previously pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a(1). The sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act and 85% of the prison time must be served before becoming eligible for parole. The State was represented in this matter by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Erica Bertuzzi.
On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at approximately 11:58 a.m., the Bayonne Police Department received a 911 call for service to 105 North Street. Responding officers found a woman, later identified as Mely Vanessa Tafoya Mendoza, 33, of Bayonne, with an apparent stab wound to her torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 12:36 p.m.