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Woman running late to ‘Thomas the Train' event drove 102 mph with child: Police
The driver told Connecticut police that she was speeding because she was running late to a “Thomas the Train” event.
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CT man charged with murder in baseball bat death of 70-year-old ex- mother-in-law
A man who is accused of following his 70-year-old former mother-in-law home from a mall and killing her with a baseball bat outside her Trumbull apartment has been charged with murder. Police said Ylli Shtopaku, 45, of Norwalk, attacked 70-year-old Lida Shape, outside the Ten-Trumbull apartment complex after she returned home with an acquaintance on Monday afternoon. Shtopaku told police...
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Jury finds Jose Morales guilty of murder of girlfriend in Connecticut
A jury has found Jose Morales guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, in December 2019 and tampering with evidence. Police found Holloway’s body on Dec. 2, 2019 in her home on Myrtle Avenue in Ansonia. The couple’s daughter, Vanessa Morales, was 14 months old at the time and she not in the home when police found Holloway....
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Woman found dismembered in Connecticut home, son charged with attempted arson
A woman’s body was found dismembered and in around 14 trash bags when police went to a West Haven home for a welfare check in March and the woman’s son has been charged with attempted arson. Officers responded to a home on Nashawena Avenue in West Haven around 6:30 p.m. on March 24 when the woman’s older son contacted police...
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Connecticut man who said he was held captive in home for 20 years releases first public statement
The man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, abused and starved has released his first public statement. The man, who is calling himself “S” to protect his identity, is speaking out in through the nonprofit organization, “Survivors Say,” and also thanking the people who are helping him recover. “I am speaking out today...
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Connecticut woman accused of holding stepson captive for 20 years pleads not guilty
Judge Joseph Schwartz said he decided that GPS monitoring was appropriate given her mental health conditions and the lack of a permanent residence since she is living with her children. This appearance came after Sullivan made a brief court appearance on Wednesday morning that lasted only 50 seconds. After that court appearance, the state filed a motion to request a...
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Woman accused of holding stepson captive in Connecticut makes brief court appearance
A Connecticut woman who is accused of locking her emaciated stepson in a room and holding him captive for nearly 20 years will face a judge on Wednesday.
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‘Under pain of death no one was to see me': Warrant reveals CT man's account of 20 years in captivity
A Connecticut woman has been accused of locking up her stepson for nearly 20 years. Here’s what he told first responders who rescued him from their burning home in February.
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‘Worse than a jail cell': Police describe conditions for Connecticut man held in captivity
Officials described the disturbing conditions that a Waterbury, Connecticut, man endured during 20 years of captivity.
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Conn. woman accused of holding malnourished stepson captive for 20 years
A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.
