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Ellington Man Accused of Killing Wife Found Guilty of Murder, Additional Charges
A jury on Tuesday found an Ellington man who was accused of killing his wife and staging a cover-up guilty on all charges.
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Day 3 of Richard Dabate Trial: Jury Hears Part of Recorded Interview
Thursday marked day three of an Ellington man’s murder trial. Richard Dabate, 46, is accused of killing his wife, Connie, in their Ellington home on December 23, 2015 and staging a cover up. He’s pled not guilty to the charges against him. Now-retired state police Detective Jeffery Payette and his partner Detective Brett Langevin took the stand Thursday. Together, they…
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Ellington Husband Accused of Killing Wife Searched ‘Poison' Online: Court Documents
The Ellington man charged with killing his wife in 2015 made several internet searches about poison in the months leading up to her death, according to a motion filed by a state prosecutor. Richard Dabate told police an armed intruder broke into their home on December 23, 2015, attacked him and shot and killed his 39-year-old wife, Connie. State police…
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Arrest but No Conviction 4 Years After Ellington Homicide
It was four years ago this month that 39-year-old mother Connie Dabate was found shot to death in her home.
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Arrest, But No Conviction, Four Years After Murder Stuns Small Town
A high-profile homicide that has captivated the rustic town of Ellington for four years now remains in the spotlight. Attorneys continue to battle back and forth with dueling motions in the case, which has not gone to trial. It was four years ago this month that 39-year-old mother Connie Dabate was found shot in her home. Her husband Richard told…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Ellington Man Accused of Killing Wife
The sister of a woman shot to death in her Ellington home in 2015 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the victim’s husband.
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Attorney Asks Judge to Drop Murder Charges Against Ellington Man
There is a new twist in the murder case involving an Ellington man who is accused of killing his wife.
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Attorney Asks Judge to Drop Murder Charges Against Ellington Man
An attorney for Richard Debate, the Ellington man accused of killing his wife, filed a motion to dismiss murder charges against Debate on Thursday.
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Husband Emptied Most of Slain Wife's Assets: Report
Court records show an Ellington, Connecticut man charged with killing his wife wiped out most of her assets in the months between her death and his arrest.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case Using Fitbit Evidence
An Ellington, Connecticut man accused of killing his wife after giving an account of her death that police say differed from Fitbit information has pleaded not guilty.