Owner of comedy club and nanny are killed at his N.J. home

The owner of a high-profile comedy club in New York City and his family’s au pair were killed at his suburban New Jersey home Saturday, authorities said Sunday.

The au pair’s boyfriend was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of murder. Police in Maplewood responded to a 911 call around sunrise Saturday about a woman being assaulted.

After arriving at the scene, officers found the woman, Karen L. Bermudez-Rodriguez, 26, lying in the street critically injured (and she later died). Then they found the homeowner, David Kimowitz, 40, dead inside the house, the Essex County prosecutor’s office said.