Four months after Maria Niotis and her best friend, Isabella Salas, were tragically killed in Cranford, New Jersey, the Niotis family's lawyer, Brent Bramnick, spoke to investigative journalist Kristin Thorne as part of Us Weekly's new true crime video series, Uncovered. In September 2025, Niotis and Salas were run down by a car as they rode on their e-bikes to get boba tea. Both of the victims were just 17 years old.