According to the authorities, her body was taken to the Suffolk County medical examiner for an autopsy.
The husband and father were imprisoned at the local precinct overnight and were scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.
The death and disappearance of the woman were still being investigated on Friday morning.
Further details on the state Melissa’s body was found are yet to be revealed.
The body of a missing Centereach woman was found in Middle Island and now her husband is under arrest.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives arrested Marcello Molinari, 43, after police found the body of his wife Melissa Molinari.
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The 38-year-old mother of four had last been seen at their home on Lolly Lane back on November 21. She was reported missing on December 2.
Melissa Molinari was found in the Rocky Point Barrens State Forest off Currans Road in Middle Island on Thursday.
Her body was transported to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner where an autopsy will be conducted.
Marcello Molinari was charged with second-degree murder.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.
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