Joseph Comunale (November 13, 2016- March 9, 1990) was a 26-year-old graduate of Hofstra.

Joseph Comunale was a sales associate at Tri-Ed Ltd.

He hailed from Stamford, Connecticut and went to Westhill High School. Comunale was an avid New York Giants fan. In high school, he played baseball and hockey.

On the weekend of November 14, 2016, Joseph Comunale attended a party in Manhattan located at The Grand Sutton Tower on East 59th Street near First Avenue. He was joined by two men and three women. The group came to visit the son of a prominent New York City jewelry dealer who lived in the building before going to a party in apartment hosted by an unidentified person.

On Sunday evening, the women that he was with left the building without him. Also, a luggage cart was called to the room where the party took place. A man is seen pushing two items of luggage out of the building on the cart.

On Monday, Comunale's dad reported him missing. Later that evening, police dogs discovered what is believed to be his blood residue on a luggage cart as well as bloody pants and sheets.

On November 16, 2016, Comunale's body was found 55 miles south of The Grand Sutton Tower along the Jersey Shore in the town of Oceanport. A cadaver dog discovered the body in a shallow grave behind a florist shop. Parts of his body were found "chopped" in suitcases at the scene.

James Rackover and Lawrence Dilione have been charged with 2nd-degree murder over Comunale's death. They murdered him because he denied their sexual advances.