Seventh Person Charged in Love Triangle Killings

A seventh person has been nabbed in the gruesome love-triangle slaying case in which two men’s bodies were left on highway exit ramps of Connecticut highways.

Michael D'Orazio, 36, was extradited from Florida on Monday and charged with tampering with evidence, hindering prosecution and conspiracy. He's being held on $500,000 bail.

The case that brought D'Orazio up from the south involves Ronald Brown, 42, of Bristol and Eric Kimberly, 37, of Torrington who were killed at S.L.S. Transport in Bristol, according to court papers. Their bodies were dumped off Interstate 384 in Manchester and Bolton last June.

Police say Jokshan Bryant, 30, of New Britain shot Brown because both men dated the same woman, and beat Kimberly to death.

Police charged Steven Manocchio, 42, of Bristol, with murder and additional charges.

Tammy Marin, 40, of Bristol, was the girlfriend of both Bryant and Brown, police said.  According to court papers, she helped with the cleanup, and also called Brown before the crimes to let him know she was with Bryant at S.L.S. Transport, in Bristol, where the slayings took place. She told police she had no idea he would show up there.

She was charged with tampering with physical evidence, hindering prosecution, conspiracy to tamper with evidence and conspiracy to hinder prosecution

Michael Bondi, 40, of West Haven, was charged with conspiracy to tamper with evidence and conspiracy to hinder prosecution.

Jason Protinick, 32, of West Haven, was charged with conspiracy to tamper with evidence and conspiracy to hinder prosecution.

Susanne Wallace, 34, of Bristol, was charged with tampering with physical evidence, hindering prosecution, conspiracy to hinder prosecution and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.

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