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Suspect of in the July 2007 home invasion killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley Petit, 17, and Michaela Petit, 11, in Cheshire, Conn.
Suspect of in the July 2007 home invasion killings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley Petit, 17, and Michaela Petit, 11, in Cheshire, Conn.
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, William Petit, Crimes, Cheshire, Criminal Laws
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Watertown, Cheshire, Trials
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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: Hayley Petit, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Cheshire
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, William Petit, Trials, Cheshire
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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: Hayley Petit, DNA, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Ted Bundy
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A Dead Issue: Will CT's Death Row Inmates Die of Old Age?
Here’s a little life-or-death quiz for you. The 11 guys now on Connecticut’s death row will: A) Never be executed because this state has repealed the death penalty; B) Get juiced because the new law only ends the death penalty for future...
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Brian McDonald, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), William Petit
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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: Hayley Petit, Dartmouth College, Multiple Sclerosis, Sage, Prosecution
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Judge Sentences Komisarjevsky To Death
The Hartford CourantOn the day he was sentenced to execution for the slayings of a mother and her two daughters, Joshua Komisarjevsky kept his finger pointed at his accomplice and insisted he never meant for anyone to die during the July 2007 deadly home invasion in...Tags: Hayley Petit, Michaela Petit, Justice System, West Haven, Crime, Law and Justice
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Komisarjevsky Motion For New Trial, Acquittal Denied
The Hartford CourantA Superior Court judge Wednesday denied motions for a new trial and acquittal for Joshua Komisarjevsky, who was convicted in the 2007 killings of three members of the Petit family in Cheshire. Judge Jon C. Blue ruled that there was no outside influence...Tags: Crimes, Justice System, Stamford, Crime, Law and Justice, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Komisarjevsky Requests New Trial
The Hartford CourantAttorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky, who was convicted of the triple slayings in the 2007 Cheshire home invasion and sentenced to death, have filed a motion requesting a new trial. The motion filed in Superior Court in New Haven says Komisarjevsky...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Punishment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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William Petit Engaged To Photographer
The Hartford CourantWith two trials of his family's killers now behind him, Dr. William Petit Jr., the lone survivor of the 2007 Cheshire home invasion, plans to marry again. In an email Wednesday, Petit, 55, said no date has been set for his marriage to Christine Paluf....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions, Photography, William Petit, Cheshire
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