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Survivors eyes decades of death penalty cases in Conn
In New Haven at 52, Dr. William Petit faces lengthy court hearings as Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky await trial for the 2007 home invasion that killed his wife and two daughters. Petit's stance on the death penalty sits amid statewide debates and victims families recount ongoing appeals and losses.
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New Haven
Conn
William Petit
Petit
Steven Hayes
Joshua Komisarjevsky
Hayes
New Jersey
Maryland
Phyllis Bricker
Baltimore
John Booth-El
Bricker
Cathy Harrington
Leslie Ann Mazzara
California
Eric Copple
Harrington
Leslie
Komisarjevsky
Jodi Rell
Bell
Quinnipiac
Cheshire
Petits
Connecticut
Michael Ross
New England
Ross
Edwin Shelly
Raymond Roode
Roode