 On April 13, 2003, Filipino-American investment banker Maria Cruz had an appointment with Mr. Faiello for laser treatment of black hairy tongue.She went into convulsions after he injected lidocaine into her tongue; Faiello contacted an acquaintance who was a physician and was told to rush Cruz to an emergency room.Instead of seeking immediate medical aid, Faiello took Cruz's body in a large suitcase to his home (which formerly belonged to the internationally known opera singer Maria Jeritza) in the Forest Hill neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey and buried her under the garage.