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On July 23, 2007, two home intruders entered the home of the Petit family in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States.The perpetrators, Linda Hayes (known as Steven Hayes at the time) [b] and Joshua Andrew Komisarjevsky, initially planned only to burgle the house, but went on to murder Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley Petit and 11-year-old Michaela Petit.
Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky (March 23, 1924 – May 17, 1960) was an American serial killer who was sentenced to death after a string of robberies and murders in Connecticut during the 1950s. Six people were killed during these events, which became known as the "Mad Dog Killings."
William Devin Howell (born February 11, 1970) is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering seven women in 2003. He is one of the worst serial killers in Connecticut history.
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Knowing this was a routine for her, Steven traveled to Dover and followed Katie and Anthony's car, and murdered them with his Aero assault-type rifle on their route in New Milford, Connecticut, once they were stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 55. Bystanders reported shots being fired in New Milford, and police ...
At the time, it was the worst mass murder in Connecticut history. [1] Two local men were convicted of the murders: Ronald F. "Tiny" Piskorski, a 25‐year‐old former bar bouncer and circus‐bear wrestler, and Gary B. Schrager, a 31‐year‐old drifter.
In 2013, Skakel was granted a new trial by a Connecticut judge who ruled that his counsel had been inadequate, and he was released on $1.2 million bail. On December 30, 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4–3 to reinstate Skakel's conviction. The Connecticut Supreme Court reversed itself on May 4, 2018, and ordered a new trial.
In May 2021, a domestic violence bill – "Jennifers' Law" – received near unanimous support in the Connecticut State Senate. [50] The proposed law is named after Jennifer Dulos and another victim of domestic violence in Connecticut, Jennifer Magnano, who was murdered in 2007 by her husband, Scott Magnano, in Terryville.