Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders

The Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders were on July 23, 2007.  A mother and her two daughters were murdered during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut.Gardner, David. "'Things got out of control': Chilling confession of Connecticut massacre 'killer'." The Daily Mail. September 23, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2011. The Hartford Courant called the case "possibly the most widely publicized crime in the state's history".Kauffman, Matthew. "Fair Trial Seen Likely For Other Cheshire Defendant ." Hartford Courant. November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010. In 2010, Steven Hayes was convicted of the murders and sentenced to death. His accomplice, Joshua Komisarjevsky, was found guilty on October 13, 2011, and sentenced to death on January 27, 2012.

 Victims 
 Jennifer Hawke-Petit, age 48, was a nurse and co-director of the health center at Cheshire Academy, a private boarding school. She met her husband, William Petit, in 1985 at Children's Hospital when he was a third-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh and she was a new nurse.
Hayley Petit, age 17, had just graduated from Miss Porter's School and was scheduled to attend Dartmouth College.Wool, Hillary. "Petit remembered as an athlete, role model ." The Dartmouth. Friday July 27, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
Michaela Petit, age 11, attended the Chase Collegiate School before her death."School Head Runs 'Miles for Michaela'." Good Morning America. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
William Petit, the only survivor of the home invasion, is an endocrinologist in Cheshire. He survived when he escaped to a neighbor's house, even though he had injuries.Steven Hayes found guilty of kidnap, rape and murder He has not returned to his medical practice since the murders, stating his desire to be active in the foundations set up to honor the memory of his deceased family.

 Perpetrators 

Steven J. Hayes (born May 30, 1963, in Homestead, Florida)Cowan, Alison Leigh and Christine Stuart. "Suspect in Connecticut Killings Left Long Trail of Lawbreaking." The New York Times. August 4, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2010. was found guilty on 16 out of 17 counts related to the home invasion murders on October 5, 2010.Gardner, David. "'Things got out of control': Chilling confession of Connecticut massacre 'killer'." The Daily Mail. September 23, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2011. On November 8, 2010, the jury returned with a recommendation for Hayes to be killed by the State.Steven Hayes Sentenced to Death for the Deadly Conn. Home Invasion He was formally sentenced to death by Superior Court Judge Jon C. Blue on December 2, 2010.Conn. man condemned to die for fatal home invasion

Hayes is an inmate of the Connecticut Department of Correction. His criminal history shows him sentenced for his first offense at the age of 16. He is housed in the Northern Correctional Institution"Hayes, Steven Joseph." Connecticut Department of Correction. Retrieved November 10, 2010. in Somers. 

Joshua A. Komisarjevsky (born August 10, 1980) was Hayes' accomplice in the home invasion and murder of William Petit's wife and two daughters. He was born in 1980 and adoptedPath to Parole Becomes Issue in Murder Case by the son of playwright Theodore Komisarjevsky. Komisarjevsky was kept at the Walker Reception Center"Komisarjevsky, Joshua A." Connecticut Department of Correction. Retrieved November 10, 2010. rather than pay a $15 million bond. His trial began September 19, 2011, and on October 13, 2011, he was convicted on all 17 counts. On December 9, 2011, the jury recommended the death penalty. On January 27, 2012 Judge Jon Blue sentenced Komisarjevsky to death by lethal injection.

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