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Man arrested for murder after argument with wife at Simsbury home
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife after an argument at their home in Simsbury Friday afternoon.
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Man sentenced to 70 years in prison for murder of Bristol woman
A man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison in connection to the murder of a Bristol woman in 2020, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Officials said they received a call requested that officers respond to a home on Vance Drive to check on the wellbeing of a female resident on Dec. 13, 2020. The caller told police…
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Man sentenced to 35 years in prison for role in murder of gospel singer in Woodbridge
A man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the murder of Rondell Atkinson, a gospel singer whose body was left in an athletic field in Woodbridge in June 2021. Another man was sentenced to 80 years in prison in August of 2023. Federal officials said 27-year-old Jorden Rudel, of New Haven, has been sentenced…
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Man wanted for Waterbury murder is arrested in West Virginia
A man wanted in connection to a 49-year-old woman’s death in Waterbury last year has been arrested, according to state officials. U.S. Marshals arrested 29-year-old Tyjha Ali Watson of Charleston, West Virginia, on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a report of gunshots on Eastern Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. on June 15 and found the victim, 49-year-old Becky Switzer,...
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Cheshire man that stabbed wife to death is sentenced to 27 years in prison
A man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death during a brutal domestic attack in Cheshire has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. The Division of Criminal Justice said Emmanuel Dominguez-VillaGomez, 35, fatally stabbed his wife, Monica Pinto Dominguez, 31 on Sept. 11, 2019. Police found Dominguez in a pool of blood on the floor of a home on…
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Maryland man wanted for murder is found hiding out in West Haven
A man that was wanted in connection to a murder that happened on Christmas Eve in Maryland has been arrested in Connecticut. The U.S. Marshals Service said Michael Crawford, 52, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the murder of a Maryland man. Authorities said Crawford was identified as a suspect in the killing of 53-year-old Kevin Simmons,…
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Man sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison for killing high schooler in Windsor Locks
A man has been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison after killing a teen in Windsor Locks in June 2020, according to the Division of Criminal Justice. Authorities said 26-year-old Daniel Baez was arrested following the shooting death of 16-year-old Elijah Ortega. Officers said 18-year-old Sydney Witchard helped facilitate the meeting between Ortega and Baez. Baez allegedly shot and…
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Man faces murder charges in death of 30-year-old in Ansonia
Police have arrested a 20-year-old on murder charges in connection to the death of a man in Ansonia earlier this year. The police department said Sahvone Valentine, of Hartford, was arrested for his involvement in the killing of 30-year-old Abdul-Jalil Humphrey. Officers found Humphrey in a driveway on Hodge Avenue on the afternoon of July 14 when they responded to…
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Family of pregnant mother killed in New Britain faces suspect in court
The man accused of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend appeared before a judge Tuesday, following his extradition back to Connecticut after police say he fled to Pennsylvania.
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Family of pregnant mother killed in New Britain faces suspect in court
The man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend appeared before a judge Tuesday in New Britain. Vincent Blair, 47, is facing a murder charge after police say he shot Moenisha Collins, 27, in early December. Police say he fled to Pennsylvania after the crime and was extradited back to Connecticut on Monday. According to an arrest report, police tracked Blair…
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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 3 CT men in 2015
An out-of-state man will serve a life sentence after he allegedly murdered three men in Connecticut eight years ago, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Authorities said 37-year-old Edward Michael Parks, of Raleigh, North Carolina, also known as “Lee” or “Trouble,” was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for kidnapping and murdering multiple men. According to evidence presented...
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Fugitive from justice arrested in Enfield for alleged murder in Delaware
Enfield police have arrested a fugitive from justice that is wanted for murder out of Delaware, police said. The Enfield Police Department said they arrested 30-year-old Timothy Olschafskie, of Ansonia, Thursday afternoon. He faces charges for first-degree murder by abuse or neglect. Police said he’s being held as a fugitive from justice on a $1 million bond. Authorities didn’t...
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Manhunt continues in Massachusetts for ‘armed and dangerous' military vet suspected of killing wife
Aaron Pennington, a 33-year-old Air Force veteran is the prime suspect in the murder of his 30-year-old wife at their home in Massachusetts.
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50-year-old man charged with murder of wife in New Hartford appears in court
A 50-year-old man is behind bars – charged with the murder of his wife. Investigators believe the crime happened at the couple’s home in New Hartford.
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Exclusive: Family of New Britain murder victim grateful for police making arrests
Gaining some closure after years of uncertainty and unanswered questions. Arrests have now been made in the murder of a New Britain man back in 2017, with the most recent one this week. The family is grateful for the work of police pursuing what was a cold case. “My emotions, it was so high that my eyes were watering, but…
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Man arrested in Tupac killing also questioned in Biggie Smalls' murder investigation
The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.
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Grand jury indicts Duxbury woman accused of killing her 3 kids
A Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children before trying to end her own life was indicted by a grand jury Friday, moving her case to superior court. Lindsay Clancy, 32, was indicted on charges of murder and strangulation by a Plymouth County grand jury in the deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan in January, the Plymouth…
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Oregon man confesses to killing woman in Boston's Back Bay in 1979, prosecutors say
An Oregon man is being charged with the 1979 murder of a woman in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, after last month telling federal authorities he fatally struck the woman in the head with a hammer and raped her, according to Massachusetts prosecutors.
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Dentist accused of poisoning wife's protein shakes set to enter plea on murder charges
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to make a plea in court to first-degree murder Tuesday.
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Cape Cod's ‘Lady of the Dunes' murder case closed as killer is IDed
The “Lady of the Dunes” case, which involved what had been Massachusetts’ longest-unidentified homicide victim, has been officially closed after nearly 50 years as investigators declared Monday that she was killed by her husband.