Connecticut Home Invasion Murder Trial
Petit Family Murders
This is one of the most heinous crimes on the planet and the trial is suppose to come to an end this week. Just imagine that it was so vicious that one of the criminals in this case wanted to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty and the prosecution said no, they want to seek death for them.
Here it is in part:
Petit Family Murders (Hover)
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That poor man. How could he survive this unscathed and he will always think he should have done something more to save them. My heart goes out to him. I hope Steven Hayes rots in hell!
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Steven Hayes has gotten the death penalty and he responded saying that he has nightmares about what happened in that house. The judge pronounced the penalty of death to him and said "May God have mercy on your soul".
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The accused mastermind of a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion has been convicted of all 17 counts, including three counts of murder.
Joshua Komisarjevsky could receive the death penalty.
Steven Hayes, the first defendant to stand trial, was sentenced to death in December after a jury convicted him on 16 of 17 charges.
Prosecutors allege that Hayes and Komisarjevsky went into the Petit home, beat and tied up Dr. William Petit, raped and strangled his wife, molested one of their daughters and set the house on fire before attempting to flee. Ref. CNN
A judge in New Haven, Connecticut, sentenced 31-year-old Joshua Komisarjevsky to death Friday for his role in a home invasion that killed a woman and her two daughters in 2007.
Komisarjevsky 's accomplice, Steven Hayes -- the first defendant to stand trial in the case -- was sentenced to death after a jury convicted him on 16 of 17 charges last year.
Prosecutors argued that Hayes and Komisarjevsky went into the home of the Petit family, beat and tied up William Petit, raped and strangled his wife, molested one of their daughters and set the house on fire before attempting to flee.
The two daughters, who were tied to their beds, died of smoke inhalation, while William Petit managed to escape from the basement, where he had been held. Ref. CNN
Both Sides Rest Cases in Connecticut Home Invasion Trial
Original Post Date: 1st Oct, 2010 - 1:22pm
Awful! Just reading the details of this case makes you wonder if these people are humans or demons. My gosh! What do you guys think about this case?
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