The aforementioned 23-year-old patricide committer notoriously flew the coop in November after allegedly stabbing his father to death in their Rocky Point residence that same month.
His cause of death has yet to be determined, police announced this week—though speculation given the circumstances regarding his discovery all these months later are surely abound.
Matthew Zoll was reportedly discovered on May 25th beneath a partially ajar Loop-Loc pool cover in the backyard of a home located on Pal Court in East Shoreham.
Interestingly enough, the home belonged to an off-duty Suffolk County Police detective. He and his teenage son clocked what remained of Zoll as they opened up their pool for the summer.
As Newsday detailed, the detective belonged to the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, which was assigned to search for Zoll.
Before becoming the primary suspect in the stabbing death of his USPS mail carrier, former MTA-employed father, Joseph, 54, in the fall, Matthew Zoll had been for some time diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder. He previously disappeared in the Spring of 2024 after stopping his medication.
Police described Zoll as “dangerous” for months. In a press conference to address these latest revelations, police posit the East Shoreham body is likely Zoll’s, due to the (1) clothing; (2) lack of shoes; and (3) half-mile proximity to the same wooded area off 25A and William Floyd Parkway where Matthew crashed his father’s Yukon SUV during his attempt to flee.
Extensive searches by local police, K-9 patrol dogs and the U.S. Marshal had concluded nil up until this point.
As the investigation continues, detectives and the public alike ask: what brought Zoll to Pal Court, and how exactly did he meet his demise?