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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Government, Trials, Lawyers, Criminal Laws
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Lawyers, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Murder
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Prague (Czech Republic), Prosecution, Fires, Entertainment
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Lawyers, Joshua Komisarjevsky, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Prosecution, Trials, Trials, Ivy League
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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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Friends Point To Cheshire Victims' Real Legacy
The Hartford Courant— Among the many bricks inscribed with the names of sports teams and local organizations that line the walkway of a playground at Cheshire's Bartlem Park, there is one that reads: "In Memory of the Petits." Down the road at Cheshire Academy, a...Tags: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Trials, Criminals, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Trials, Lawyers, Joshua Komisarjevsky
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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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: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Trials, Trials, Arts, The Happiest News!
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In Cheshire, Relief And A Feeling Of Justice Served
The Hartford Courant— Four and a half years ago, the sound of sirens and the odor of smoke roused Krista Repko, a 16-year-old resident of Sorghum Mill Drive, from her bed. Repko immediately logged onto her computer and began messaging friends, detailing for them...Tags: Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Middletown, Punishment, Joshua Komisarjevsky, Steven Hayes
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Komisarjevsky's Uncle: Killer Is On His Own
The Hartford CourantWhen the jury in New Haven court announced its verdict in Judge Jon Blue's courtroom Friday, the second of two murderers came face-to-face with the death penalty in the monstrous 2007 Cheshire crime that was so devastating to the Petit and Hawke...Tags: John Chamberlain, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Cheshire
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