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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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Conn. defendant: I never thought of untying girls
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — In a confession played for jurors, a Connecticut man on trial for a brutal home invasion can't explain why he didn't untie two girls before they died in a fire. Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-JEV'-skee) says he closed the...Tags: Defendants, Steven Hayes, Prosecution, Cheshire, William Petit
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Conn. man convicted in deadly '07 home invasion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters during a gruesome 2007 home invasion in which family members were tied up, molested, doused in gas and left to die in a fire. Joshua Komisarjevsky...Tags: Steven Hayes, Trials, Punishment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Mom says Conn. man who killed 3 molested sister
EW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for killing a mother and her two daughters in a gruesome home invasion admitted he had molested his sister when he was nearly 12, his mother testified Thursday. Jude...Tags: Prisons, Pharmaceuticals, Prozac (drug), Punishment, Crimes
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Aunt: Nephew doesn't deserve death for killings
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The aunt of a Connecticut man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a home invasion told a jury he doesn't deserve the death penalty because he's been rejected since birth and has a daughter he loves....Tags: Cheshire, Juvenile Delinquency, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Mom blames early sex abuse for son's crime
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The tearful mother of a convicted Connecticut home invasion killer told a jury Tuesday her son is shocked at his role in the crime and she blames it on sexual abuse he suffered as a child. Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-...Tags: Steven Hayes, Murder, Cheshire, Justice System, Crimes
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Jury hears testimony Conn. killer's daughter, 9
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Defense attorneys played a videotaped interview of a 9-year-old girl whose father is facing a possible death sentence for a home invasion that killed three people even though their client objected, saying he didn't want his...Tags: Death Penalty, Defendants, Prosecution, Punishment, Justice System
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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: Death Penalty, Criminal Laws, Government, Murder, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
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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: Prisons, Death Penalty, Murder, Punishment, Justice System
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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: Death Penalty, Murder, Television, Abusive Behavior, Prague (Czech Republic)
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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: Prisons, Death Penalty, Murder, Punishment, Justice System
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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: Death Penalty, Assault, Murder, Television, Crimes
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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: Prisons, Death Penalty, Murder, Punishment, Justice System
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