Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders
The Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion murders occurred on July 23, 2007. Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were raped and murdered, while her husband, Dr. William Petit, was injured during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. The Hartford Courant referred to the case as "possibly the most widely publicized crime in the state's history". In 2010, Steven Hayes was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. His accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, was found guilty on October 13, 2011, and sentenced to death on January 27, 2012. In August 2015, the state of Connecticut abolished the death penalty. Therefore, those sentenced before this date will have their death sentences turned into life sentences.
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Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders
The Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion murders occurred on July 23, 2007. Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were raped and murdered, while her husband, Dr. William Petit, was injured during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. The Hartford Courant referred to the case as "possibly the most widely publicized crime in the state's history". In 2010, Steven Hayes was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. His accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, was found guilty on October 13, 2011, and sentenced to death on January 27, 2012. In August 2015, the state of Connecticut abolished the death penalty. Therefore, those sentenced before this date will have their death sentences turned into life sentences.
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Die Morde von Cheshire im US-B ...... lnahme dauerte sieben Stunden.
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Les meurtres de Cheshire sont ...... tement sur les lieux du crime.
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The Cheshire, Connecticut home ...... es turned into life sentences.
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29,073,809
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1963-05-30
1980-08-10
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children
One son and one daughter
conviction
Capital felony, murder, sexual assault
Capital felony, sexual assault, murder, kidnapping, and arson
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3.3451056E9
4.418064E9
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Convicted of 17 out of 17 charges, including six capital felonies
Convicted on 16 counts; sentenced to death on six counts of capital felony
date
2007-07-23
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The location of Cheshire within New Haven County, Connecticut
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Joshua A. Komisarjevsky
Steven J. Hayes
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Joshua Komisarjevsky
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Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion murders
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* Baseball bat
* Gun
* Arson fire
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Die Morde von Cheshire im US-B ...... lnahme dauerte sieben Stunden.
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Les meurtres de Cheshire sont ...... tement sur les lieux du crime.
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The Cheshire, Connecticut home ...... es turned into life sentences.
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Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders
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Meurtres de Cheshire
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Morde von Cheshire
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