Gracie Piscopo partner Andre Rebelo: Inside the home where mum of crypto trader was found dead

Loved ones of a mother allegedly murdered by her own crypto trader son have expressed shock after he was charged — as photos emerge of the house where her body was found two years ago.

Andre Zachary Rebelo, 26, was arrested this week and charged with the alleged murder of his mother Colleen, 58, in May 2020 in the affluent riverside suburb of Bicton in Perth, leading to the more than million followers of his glamorous influencer girlfriend Gracie Piscopo remained in disbelief.

A friend of the family, who wished to remain anonymous, told Daily Mail Australia that he had recently been approached by a member of the Rebelo clan for legal advice, regarding a separate family matter, and was blindsided by the allegations.

The body of the mother of four is said to have been discovered by a member of her own family, as neighbors claim it was Rebelo who made the triple zero call.

Police have not yet released details of Ms Rebelo’s cause of death, but have stated that her body showed no obvious signs of injury.

Property records show that the home on Preston Point Road was bought by Rebelo’s parents for $307,000 more than two decades ago – when the cryptocurrency dealer was just six years old.

Eleven months after her death, the property was put up for sale by Julian, Mrs. Rebelo’s son, who was the executor of her estate. It was on the market for just four days before being bought on April 13, 2021 for a whopping $1,150,000.

Ms. Rebelo worked for 20 years at Italia Stone Group, a family-owned quarrying company, where she worked as a personal assistant.

According to her LinkedIn profile, she enrolled at Murdoch University in 2013, then age 51, to earn a Bachelor of Science, majoring in biomedical sciences and forensic biology.

After graduating in 2017, the doting mom — who described herself as “very pretty and passionate” — began a master’s degree in health administration, policy and leadership the following year.

At the time of her death, she was actively involved in the university community and was due to complete her postgraduate studies in 2020.

“Active in supporting college freshmen with mentoring and assisting with the transition to college life,” her page reads.

“Have a keen interest in improving community health, mental health and elder care.”

Ms Rebelo said she was also interested in strengthening positive frameworks for chronic disease and disability planning and promoting the benefits for ‘more positive community charitable projects’ across Western Australia.

‘[I want to] promote relationships between healthcare providers… [and] to improve consumer health education that delivers the benefits of empowerment through information about health choices.”

Rebelo appeared before Fremantle Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he also faces 35 charges of fraud alleged to have taken place in the months since his mother’s death.

The alleged crimes date from May to July 2020 and include forgery and attempts to gain advantage through fraud.

He has pleaded not guilty to the alleged financial crimes and will appear for that case in December next year. Rebelo has not pleaded the murder charges and will appear in court later this year.

He has been taken into custody.

The charges against Rebelo have shocked the countless fans of his girlfriend, Gracie Piscopo, 26, who has a million Instagram followers and 307,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel.

The pair have been dating for eight years and although they are not engaged, they share a three-year-old son, Romeo.

Ms. Piscopo’s social media accounts were once flooded with photos of her and Rebelo – including an image of him feeding her grapes in the waters of the Maldives.

But he’s been conspicuously absent from her Instagram for most of the past year.

The couple’s last photo together was in a post from New Year’s Eve 2021, where Ms Piscopo shared a photo of Polaroids of the couple from every year they were together.

The couple were featured together in a post on popular Instagram page Luxeladyofficial last week, but neither of them shared the photo on their own account.

That same page also shared risqué photos of the couple in the bath last month, but again they didn’t upload the photos to their own platforms.

Rebelo did feature in a video on Ms. Piscopo’s YouTube account in September entitled “Family Weekend Fun.”

Rebelo has a personal and business account called Asset Mastery and Investing, but both accounts have no posts, despite his business page having over 60,000 followers.

On the day after Rebelo’s mother died, Ms. Piscopo shared a photo advertising a fake tan brand.

Daily Mail Australia suggests no misconduct by Ms Piscopo.

In the wake of Rebelo’s accusations, fans of the influencer claim she has removed several photos of her and her partner from her Instagram.

Other fans recalled that the couple made a post after Ms. Rebelo died, with the couple saying they were taking some time off social media.

Past photos show the couple attending lavish events, while also posting loved-up snaps from their time on vacation.

On one trip, the couple stayed in a floating villa in the Maldives with their son.

In a 2019 Father’s Day post, Ms Piscopo said her partner was “born to be a father.”

“You are so patient, kind and strong, everything I hope Romeo will become. I am so proud of you and I am so blessed that Romeo has a role model like you to look up to,” she wrote.

In another gushing post earlier in their relationship, the influencer described Rebelo as her best friend.

“Someone I entrust my life to and if you are ever lucky enough to fall in love with your best friend then you are the happiest person in the world because there is nothing better believe me,” she wrote.

“You always try so hard and I love how you love me so unconditionally and you don’t look at me and see a flaw, you look at me with so much love in your sweet brown eyes like I’m a gift.

“I just want to thank you for being the best present, best friend, best partner, BEST boyfriend I could have ever wished for.”

Ms. Piscopo has built a successful business out of her online presence and modeling work, even catching the eye of Khloe Kardashian.

The Aussie starred in an ad for the Los Angeles celebrity fashion brand Good American in 2019, becoming the clothing line first pregnant ambassador.

“I met her on set,” she told The West Australian at the time. “She was so sweet and even gave me some tips about my upcoming delivery.”

Rebelo will be back in court on December 21.

Ms. Piscopo has been contacted for comment.