WAYNE — A young couple who went missing late last month were found dead in a garage at a home in Wayne this morning, prosecutors said.

Jorge Rodriguez and his girlfriend Melissa Pereira were last seen leaving Pereira's home in Wayne on Dec. 27, supposedly headed for a Pennsylvania bed and breakfast where they made New Year's Eve reservations.

But Pereira, a 25-year-old Wayne resident, and Rodriguez, of Garfield, were found dead around 11:15 a.m. today, said Passaic County Assistant Prosecutor Michael DeMarco.

DeMarco said investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death, and declined to comment further. The couple was reported missing on Dec. 30, according to DeMarco, and both were registered in the national missing person's database.

While he would not disclose their manner of death, DeMarco said there was "no reason for the public to be concerned." He would not say where the bodies were found.

A man who identified himself as Pereira's uncle told the Record the bodies were found in a Lancaster Court garage behind the apartment Pereira and her mother shared.

Earlier this month, Garfield Police Captain Darren Sucorowski said there was no reason to believe Rodriguez and Pereira were victims of a crime. Calls to Wayne and Garfield Police seeking comment today were not immediately returned.

Pereira worked on several shows for the Fox News Channel, including "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, and had also worked as a photographer, according to her profile on LinkedIn.

Attempts to contact the Rodriguez family were unsuccessful. A man who answered the phone at Pereira's home and identified himself as the victim's uncle said right now, the family is simply waiting for answers.

"At this point we're just still in shock and we're just trying to wait for what the medical examiners are going to say," he said. "Just in shock."

NJ.com reporter Myles Ma contributed to this report.

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