Connie Dabate

Valerie Bonnett sat down with NBC Connecticut’s Shannon Miller and described Dabate’s behavior on the stand.

Valerie Bonnett sat down for an NBC Exclusive with Shannon Miller to discuss how the jury found Richard Dabate guilty.

The Vernon woman who was the foreperson of the jury that convicted Richard Dabate this week of murdering his wife, Connie, in 2015, spoke exclusively with NBC Connecticut Friday about how the jury reached its verdict. Valerie Bonnett says she wants people to understand how she and her fellow jurors sifted through the evidence and testimony to find Dabate guilty…

A jury on Tuesday found an Ellington man who was accused of killing his wife and staging a cover-up guilty on all charges.

A jury in Vernon found Richard Dabate guilty Tuesday of the 2015 murder of his wife, Connie, in their Ellington home.

A jury on Tuesday found an Ellington man who was accused of killing his wife and staging a cover-up guilty on all charges. The trial was five weeks long and the jury had 600 exhibits and the testimony of 130 witnesses to consider in their deliberations. Richard Dabate is accused of killing his 39-year-old wife, Connie, in December 2015. He…

The fate of an Ellington man accused of killing his wife and staging a cover-up is now in the hands of a jury.

The fate of an Ellington man accused of killing his wife and staging a cover-up is now in the hands of a jury. The trial was five weeks long and the jury has 600 exhibits and the testimony of 130 witnesses to consider in their deliberations. Richard Dabate is accused of killing his 39-year-old wife, Connie, in December 2015. He…

After five weeks of testimony, closing arguments have begun in the Richard Dabate murder trial.

After five weeks of testimony, closing arguments are set to begin on Monday in the Richard Dabate murder trial.

After five weeks of testimony, the jury began deliberating the fate of Richard Dabate Monday. Deliberations began after the prosecution and defense each gave closing arguments. The jury was sent into deliberations around 2:30 p.m. Family and friends for both sides were present, as were seven state troopers who were involved with the initial investigation. The court room, which holds…

Richard Dabate took the stand on Thursday telling the courtroom he loved his wife Connie Dabate and his alleged mistress.

Richard Dabate took the stand Thursday in the murder trial against him. Dabate is accused of killing his wife, Connie, in their Ellington home on December 23, 2015. He has maintained his innocence from the beginning and told police a masked intruder shot Connie to death in the basement of the home and stabbed him multiple times with a utility…

Jurors in the murder trial against Richard Dabate heard testimony Monday from an expert on Fitbit technology and accuracy. Prosecutors believe the device, which was found on Connie Dabate’s body when she was killed, reveals information that contradicts the story Richard Dabate told police. Dr. Keith Diaz took the stand at Rockville Superior Court to discuss his extensive knowledge...

Connie Dabate’s brother and mother took the stand in Richard Dabate’s murder trial. It was also the first day that the prosecution introduced the Fitbit evidence.

Prosecutors continued their case Monday with more details from Richard Dabate’s hospital interview after his wife’s killing in 2015.

The second week of Richard Dabate’s murder trial begins on Monday. Dabate has pleaded not guilty to killing his wife, Connie, in their Ellington home in 2015.