The trial for a man accused of killing renowned scientist Dr. Eugene Mallove began on Monday.
Mallove, a cold fusion expert and Pulitzer Prize finalist from New Hampshire, was killed while cleaning out his Norwich childhood home, turned rental property in May 2004 and police found his car abandoned at a Foxwoods Casino employee parking lot.
Chad Schaffer and Candace Foster are accused of the brutal beaten and slaying.
In 2005, police charged two men in Mallove’s slaying, but later dropped the charges against them because they didn’t have enough evidence to prosecute
Police suspected Schaffer, a former tenant of Mallove. early on in the investigation but didn’t have enough evidence to arrest him, but then “new statements” led police back to Schaffer.
Schaffer has been charged with murder and is being held on a $10 million bond. He has rejected two offers from the state and his trial is expected to begin this week.
Foster has been charged with accessory murder and is being held on a $2.5 million bond. Those bond amounts remain.
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Warrants have been sealed in the case
