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Mother killed in a July 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn.
Mother killed in a July 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn.
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Execution Is A Terrible Legacy For The Victims
The Hartford CourantOn Aug. 25, 1994, Robert Hardcastle was beaten and stabbed in a ditch in Miami, Okla. He survived long enough to crawl to the road, and tell the police officer who'd arrived at the scene — Miami being a small town, and the police officer being a...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Death Penalty, Steven Hayes, Drug Trafficking, Human Rights
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A Sister's Words To A Killer
The Hartford CourantThe words started coming the day after her sister, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and nieces Hayley and Michaela were brutally killed in the 2007 Cheshire home invasion. They'd awaken Cynthia Hawke-Renn in the middle of the night. When she went to her family's...Tags: Family, Steven Hayes, William Petit, Crimes, Physical Conditions
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Jurors: Connecticut man deserves to die for home invasion horror
Nation NowHome invasion case: Jurors announced today that a Connecticut parolee deserves to die for his role in a 2007 home invasion case that a mother and her young daughters dead and made national headlines because of its horrific cruelty.... -
'Most hated' man in America gets death for home invasion horror
Nation NowConnecticut home invasion: It was a crime that shocked the nation: A deadly night of terror that began when two paroled burglers broke into a suburban home. One of the men was sentenced today to death.... -
Oprah Winfrey to offer interview with Dr. William Petit Jr.
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelOn Thursday, Oprah Winfrey will air an interview Dr. William Petit Jr., the Connecticut man who lost his wife and two daughters in a heinous crime that made national headlines.... -
State Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Death Penalty's Repeal
The Hartford CourantThe state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Connecticut's controversial prospective repeal of the death penalty is constitutional. The General Assembly eliminated capital punishment a year ago. But to win passage, lawmakers...Tags: Criminal Laws, Justice System, Criminals, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, West Hartford
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Even With Death Wish, Cheshire Killer Won't Be Executed Soon
The Hartford CourantCondemned serial killer Michael Ross told a Superior Court judge in September 2004 that he wanted to be executed. In less than eight months, he was dead. Legal experts and attorneys, including one who represented Ross, say such a timeline is unlikely...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Justice System, Death Penalty, Steven Hayes, Lawyers
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Cheshire Home Invasion Case: Key Dates
On July 23, 2007, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her children, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, were slain in their Cheshire home. Dr. William Petit Jr. was badly beaten. JULY 23, 2007: Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes are arrested fleeing the Petits'...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Justice System, Clonazepam (drug), Death Penalty, Steven Hayes
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Cheshire Invasion Prosecutor Gives Rare Interview About Two Trials
The Hartford CourantA soot-covered piece of paper on top of a desk in the Petit family's home office caught the eye of prosecutor Michael Dearington the day he walked through the charred remains of 300 Sorghum Mill Drive in Cheshire. It was a letter announcing an...Tags: Criminal Laws, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Hayley Petit, Punishment, Religion and Belief
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Five Years After the Cheshire Home Invasion, A Killer Answers Questions
While he sat on Connecticut's death row late in 2011, the trial of his accomplice in the Cheshire home invasion killings was underway in a New Haven courtroom. Joshua Komisarjevsky's lawyers were rolling out a no-holds-barred, detailed defense,...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Criminals, Television, Hayley Petit, Suicidal Behavior
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Murderer Steven Hayes Says He Wants To Die
The Hartford CourantSteven Hayes, the notorious killer who sits on death row for the 2007 slayings of a Cheshire woman and her two daughters, wants to waive his appeals and proceed to his execution, a path that serial killer Michael Ross took before being put to death in...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Justice System, Death Penalty, Steven Hayes, Allergies
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Conn. Home Invasion Killer's Elaborate Oyster Suicide Plan
Alaine Griffin, Hartford CourantHARTFORD, CT -- While Steven Hayes sat on Connecticut's death row late in 2011, the trial of his accomplice in the Cheshire home invasion killings was underway in a New Haven courtroom. Joshua Komisarjevsky's lawyers were rolling out a no-holds-barred,...Tags: Justice System, Television, Lawyers, Fine Arts, Crimes
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