Petit Family Murders in CT-2007 SOLVED-Death Sentence for both men.

[Sister]

LauriePerez Laurie Perez http://twitter.com/#!/hartfordcourant
by hartfordcourant
So the jury did find non-statuary mitigating factors on the counts but not so much as to outweigh aggravating factors. #Komisarjevsky
47 seconds ago

Thank goodness!

[trimmonthelake]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/joshua-komisarjevsky-sentenced-death-connecticut-home-invasion/story?id=15097270#.TuJ0bvIkSuI
By ANNE-MARIE DORNING (@bostonannemarie)
Dec. 9, 2011

A Connecticut jury sentenced Joshua Komisarjevsky to death today after deliberating for five days.

Komisarjevsky, 31, was found guilty on Oct. 13 of sexually assaulting and killing 11-year-old Michaela Petit and murdering 17-year-old Hayley Petit and Jennifer Hawke-Petit. In all, Komisarjevsky was convicted of six capital offenses.

His accomplice, Steven Hayes, was sentenced to death last year. He is currently on Connecticut's death row.

Dr. William Petit, the lone survivor of the 2007 attack, was sitting in the courtroom's front row where he has been throughout the grisly trial. He displayed no emotion other than to put his arm around his sister as the killer of his wife and two daughters repeatedly heard the sentence of death for each of their murders.
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[Sister]

Thank you Trimm for the play-by-play.  I am so relieved for Dr. Petit.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=JHMP

For the husband of Jennifer Hawke-Petit
father of Hayley and Michaela

"Forgiving the essence of evil is not appropriate."

[KittyMom]

LauriePerez Laurie Perez http://twitter.com/#!/hartfordcourant
by hartfordcourant
So the jury did find non-statuary mitigating factors on the counts but not so much as to outweigh aggravating factors. #Komisarjevsky
47 seconds ago

The fact that they bought into any part of his sob story is scary.  But, I'm so glad that they'd given him the harshest sentence available.  God Bless Dr. Petit.

[trimmonthelake]

Thank you Trimm for the play-by-play.  I am so relieved for Dr. Petit.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=JHMP

For the husband of Jennifer Hawke-Petit
father of Hayley and Michaela

"Forgiving the essence of evil is not appropriate."

[trimmonthelake]

http://mobile.courant.com/p.p?m=b&a=rp&id=1285278&postId=1285278&postUserId=47&sessionToken=&catId=6225&curAbsIndex=0&resultsUrl=DID%3D6%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A47%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A6225%26DPS%3D0%2
Joshua Komisarjevsky Gets Death
By ALAINE GRIFFIN, agriffin@courant.com
Fri Dec 9 2011 3:55 PM
NEW HAVEN-- Jurors decided on the death penalty for Cheshire home invasion killer Joshua Komisarjevsky today, rejecting weeks of defense evidence that portrayed him as a man damaged by childhood sexual abuse and a strict religious upbringing while struggling with longtime mental health issues.

After deliberating for nearly 20 hours over five days, a jury of seven women and five men decided that Komisarjevsky, 31, a serial burglar from Cheshire, should be executed for the torture and murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and their daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, during a home invasion and arson at their Cheshire home on July 23, 2007.

Dr. William Petit Jr., who was badly beaten with a baseball bat and tied to a pole in the basement during the attack, blinked his eyes and fought back tears as the six death verdicts were read. Petit, a prominent Connecticut physician, was able to break free during the break-in and escape before the fire consumed his home. His sister Johanna Petit Chapman sat close beside him in court.

Komisarjevsky stood beside the defense table just a few feet from Petit, his hands clasped behind his back. He showed no apparent emotion as the heard the jury's decision.

The jurors sat somberly, not showing emotion.
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[trimmonthelake]

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/todaysbuzz/hc-komisarjevsky-verdict-poll,0,4547862,post.poll
What do you think?

Did the jury get it right with the Joshua Komisarjevsky verdict?

    Yes. A majority of citizens in this state support the death penalty. They recognize that it is lawful execution. (70 responses)

    43%

    No. There's no solid evidence that the death penalty deters crime. It's only barbaric revenge. (9 responses)

    6%

    Yes. As Dr. Petit writes, the death penalty is just and prevents murderers from ever harming again. (71 responses)

    44%

    No. We should strive to be a civil society. We shouldn't kill if killing is wrong. (12 responses)

    7%

162 total responses

(Results not scientific)

RyanBernat Ryan Bernat
by hartfordcourant
Local and national media await the Petit family pic.twitter.com/Jvr0BZ7A
2 minutes ago

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alainegriffin Alaine Griffin
by hartfordcourant
#Komisarjevsky will be sentenced January 27.
1 minute ago http://twitter.com/#!/hartfordcourant

[MuffyBee]

BBM - Maybe juror Timothy Anderson was the reason the jury took so much time in their deliberations.  Thank goodness the rest of them stuck to their guns and worked to convince him. (unlike the Casey Anthony jurors who didn't even bother to deliberate in their haste to get to Disney  ) 


http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jury-deliberate-for-5th-day-in-sentencing-of-man-in-2007-conn-home-invasion-that-left-3-dead/2011/12/09/gIQALzIJiO_story.html?tid=pm_national_pop
Man condemned to die for killing 3 in Conn. home invasion, will join accomplice on death row
December 9, 2011

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The jury took five days to deliberate defense attorneys’ request to spare the life of Joshua Komisarjevsky in light of abuse he suffered as a boy. Komisarjevsky, who will join his accomplice, Steven Hayes, on Connecticut’s death row, stood rigidly with his arms behind his back and had no visible reaction.
The two paroled burglars tormented a family of four in the affluent New Haven suburb of Cheshire before killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and leaving her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, to die in a fire.

The only survivor, Dr. William Petit, was beaten with a baseball bat and tied up but escapes. He appeared calm as the verdict was pronounced, his eyes blinking rapidly and his hand clenched in a fist on the seat in front of him. He later bowed his head and closed his eyes.

Petit said outside the courthouse that he found some peace with the verdict, but “there is never complete closure when you lose your wife and your family.”

“We think that society will be a little bit safer with he and his co-defendant locked up and facing the death penalty,” Petit said. “We certainly have been criticized over the years that this is vengeance and blood lust, but this is really about justice.”

Juror Timothy Anderson, a 44-year-old New Haven social worker, said the jury was split when it started deliberating and some jurors wept as they reviewed the case. He said he was undecided at first and others had to convince him.
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 ::justice2NJ::

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.necn.com/12/09/11/Juror-I-do-believe-I-was-the-only-one-fi/landing_newengland.html?blockID=609372&feedID=4206
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After the sentence Komisarjevsky's uncle, who was there in support of the Petit's, said he got what he deserved.  Joshua Komisarjevsky was adopted and not a blood member of the family.
"It's not a question about whether or not he's adopted.  It's about what he did,” said Christopher Komisarjevsky. “It’s clearly a question of the actions that an individual takes and our view as a family that you're responsible for them."

One of Komisarjevsky's lawyers followed that comment with this.

"With relatives like that who needs enemies.  One of the things we tried to do in the course of the trial was to show just how dysfunctional the Komisarjevsky family is,” said lawyer Jeremiah Donovan. “To have an uncle who would come on TV and say those things is a pretty good piece of evidence in our behalf."

From the New Haven courthouse, Komisarjevsky was taken to the Northern Correctional Facility, death row, where he will join the man who helped him with this crime, Steven Hayes. 

[trimmonthelake]

No matter your upbringing,you should strive to rise above it and be a better person.
None of this horror was necessary,nor justifiable.
I hope Mr.Petit can find a tiny piece of peace now.Prayers for him. 

[KittyMom]

http://www.necn.com/12/09/11/Juror-I-do-believe-I-was-the-only-one-fi/landing_newengland.html?blockID=609372&feedID=4206
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After the sentence Komisarjevsky's uncle, who was there in support of the Petit's, said he got what he deserved.  Joshua Komisarjevsky was adopted and not a blood member of the family.
"It's not a question about whether or not he's adopted.  It's about what he did,” said Christopher Komisarjevsky. “It’s clearly a question of the actions that an individual takes and our view as a family that you're responsible for them."

One of Komisarjevsky's lawyers followed that comment with this.

"With relatives like that who needs enemies.  One of the things we tried to do in the course of the trial was to show just how dysfunctional the Komisarjevsky family is,” said lawyer Jeremiah Donovan. “To have an uncle who would come on TV and say those things is a pretty good piece of evidence in our behalf."

From the New Haven courthouse, Komisarjevsky was taken to the Northern Correctional Facility, death row, where he will join the man who helped him with this crime, Steven Hayes. 

Seems to me that his uncle has the right idea.  People should be held responsible for their actions.  Stupid lawyers will say anything to get their clients off.

[MuffyBee]

http://www.necn.com/12/09/11/Juror-I-do-believe-I-was-the-only-one-fi/landing_newengland.html?blockID=609372&feedID=4206
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After the sentence Komisarjevsky's uncle, who was there in support of the Petit's, said he got what he deserved.  Joshua Komisarjevsky was adopted and not a blood member of the family.
"It's not a question about whether or not he's adopted.  It's about what he did,” said Christopher Komisarjevsky. “It’s clearly a question of the actions that an individual takes and our view as a family that you're responsible for them."

One of Komisarjevsky's lawyers followed that comment with this.

"With relatives like that who needs enemies.  One of the things we tried to do in the course of the trial was to show just how dysfunctional the Komisarjevsky family is,” said lawyer Jeremiah Donovan. “To have an uncle who would come on TV and say those things is a pretty good piece of evidence in our behalf."

From the New Haven courthouse, Komisarjevsky was taken to the Northern Correctional Facility, death row, where he will join the man who helped him with this crime, Steven Hayes. 

Seems to me that his uncle has the right idea.  People should be held responsible for their actions.  Stupid lawyers will say anything to get their clients off.

ITA, kittymom.

[trimmonthelake]

http://thekingsview.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-about-todays-komisarjevsky-verdict.html
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Word about today's Komisarjevsky Verdict
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Critics of the Death Penalty have always made the claim that this trial was really about putting the State on trial. We, who support the Death Penalty couldn't agree more. Every mother and father, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, grandmother and grandfather in Connecticut watched this trial with trepidation and fear. As much as we could, we put ourselves in the shoes of the Petit-Hawke family. We all asked the same question - if this had happened to us, would the system we hold so dear, deliver justice on our behalf?  Would our fellow citizens have the courage to make the right choice for us? For all of us?

The answer is Yes.

And don't think every con and would-be villain didn't take note of the results of these two trials.  Maybe we don't know where the State would draw the line in the sand, but we do know that at least Connecticut isn't a free-pass zone for murderers.  We can thank State Prosecutors Michael Dearington and his assistant Gary Nicholson for that.

For those of us who've been steadfast supporters of the Petit-Chapman family since 2007, it's been a journey that started with sadness and ends with sadness. To this end critics of the process are correct - handing Hayes and Komisarjevsky the sentence they deserve will not bring Jennifer, Hayley, or Michaela back to life, or patch the pain.  But the decision to execute two evil monsters does bring a sense of closure that we've sought for a long time.  This has always been about justice for the Petits, not blood-thirsty revenge as the simplistic anti-death penalty crowd would have you believe.

I want to leave you with one final thought.  Sure, the trial is over, and the media circus has headed home for the holidays.  While all of us will gather with friends and family this Christmas - singing carols and opening presents, Dr. William Petit and his family are stuck with the vision of what could have been.  Beyond today's verdict we are still left with an empty pit in our stomachs. This whole four year journey will not be simply shelved and forgotten; we will keep the Petit women in our hearts and minds for decades to come.

[Sister]

No matter your upbringing,you should strive to rise above it and be a better person.
None of this horror was necessary,nor justifiable.
I hope Mr.Petit can find a tiny piece of peace now.Prayers for him. 

I agree Trimm.  Others, with a even worse background, have risen above those events and are loving and caring people.

[Sister]

http://thekingsview.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-about-todays-komisarjevsky-verdict.html
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Word about today's Komisarjevsky Verdict
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Critics of the Death Penalty have always made the claim that this trial was really about putting the State on trial. We, who support the Death Penalty couldn't agree more. Every mother and father, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, grandmother and grandfather in Connecticut watched this trial with trepidation and fear. As much as we could, we put ourselves in the shoes of the Petit-Hawke family. We all asked the same question - if this had happened to us, would the system we hold so dear, deliver justice on our behalf?  Would our fellow citizens have the courage to make the right choice for us? For all of us?

The answer is Yes.

And don't think every con and would-be villain didn't take note of the results of these two trials.  Maybe we don't know where the State would draw the line in the sand, but we do know that at least Connecticut isn't a free-pass zone for murderers.  We can thank State Prosecutors Michael Dearington and his assistant Gary Nicholson for that.

For those of us who've been steadfast supporters of the Petit-Chapman family since 2007, it's been a journey that started with sadness and ends with sadness. To this end critics of the process are correct - handing Hayes and Komisarjevsky the sentence they deserve will not bring Jennifer, Hayley, or Michaela back to life, or patch the pain.  But the decision to execute two evil monsters does bring a sense of closure that we've sought for a long time.  This has always been about justice for the Petits, not blood-thirsty revenge as the simplistic anti-death penalty crowd would have you believe.

I want to leave you with one final thought.  Sure, the trial is over, and the media circus has headed home for the holidays.  While all of us will gather with friends and family this Christmas - singing carols and opening presents, Dr. William Petit and his family are stuck with the vision of what could have been.  Beyond today's verdict we are still left with an empty pit in our stomachs. This whole four year journey will not be simply shelved and forgotten; we will keep the Petit women in our hearts and minds for decades to come.

So well said!

[KittyMom]

http://thekingsview.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-about-todays-komisarjevsky-verdict.html
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Word about today's Komisarjevsky Verdict
 ::snipping2::
Critics of the Death Penalty have always made the claim that this trial was really about putting the State on trial. We, who support the Death Penalty couldn't agree more. Every mother and father, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, grandmother and grandfather in Connecticut watched this trial with trepidation and fear. As much as we could, we put ourselves in the shoes of the Petit-Hawke family. We all asked the same question - if this had happened to us, would the system we hold so dear, deliver justice on our behalf?  Would our fellow citizens have the courage to make the right choice for us? For all of us?

The answer is Yes.

And don't think every con and would-be villain didn't take note of the results of these two trials.  Maybe we don't know where the State would draw the line in the sand, but we do know that at least Connecticut isn't a free-pass zone for murderers.  We can thank State Prosecutors Michael Dearington and his assistant Gary Nicholson for that.

For those of us who've been steadfast supporters of the Petit-Chapman family since 2007, it's been a journey that started with sadness and ends with sadness. To this end critics of the process are correct - handing Hayes and Komisarjevsky the sentence they deserve will not bring Jennifer, Hayley, or Michaela back to life, or patch the pain.  But the decision to execute two evil monsters does bring a sense of closure that we've sought for a long time.  This has always been about justice for the Petits, not blood-thirsty revenge as the simplistic anti-death penalty crowd would have you believe.

I want to leave you with one final thought.  Sure, the trial is over, and the media circus has headed home for the holidays.  While all of us will gather with friends and family this Christmas - singing carols and opening presents, Dr. William Petit and his family are stuck with the vision of what could have been.  Beyond today's verdict we are still left with an empty pit in our stomachs. This whole four year journey will not be simply shelved and forgotten; we will keep the Petit women in our hearts and minds for decades to come.

So well said!

  God Bless the Petit family.

[MuffyBee]

http://thekingsview.blogspot.com/2011/12/word-about-todays-komisarjevsky-verdict.html
Friday, December 9, 2011
A Word about today's Komisarjevsky Verdict
 ::snipping2::
Critics of the Death Penalty have always made the claim that this trial was really about putting the State on trial. We, who support the Death Penalty couldn't agree more. Every mother and father, sister and brother, aunt and uncle, grandmother and grandfather in Connecticut watched this trial with trepidation and fear. As much as we could, we put ourselves in the shoes of the Petit-Hawke family. We all asked the same question - if this had happened to us, would the system we hold so dear, deliver justice on our behalf?  Would our fellow citizens have the courage to make the right choice for us? For all of us?

The answer is Yes.

And don't think every con and would-be villain didn't take note of the results of these two trials.  Maybe we don't know where the State would draw the line in the sand, but we do know that at least Connecticut isn't a free-pass zone for murderers.  We can thank State Prosecutors Michael Dearington and his assistant Gary Nicholson for that.

For those of us who've been steadfast supporters of the Petit-Chapman family since 2007, it's been a journey that started with sadness and ends with sadness. To this end critics of the process are correct - handing Hayes and Komisarjevsky the sentence they deserve will not bring Jennifer, Hayley, or Michaela back to life, or patch the pain.  But the decision to execute two evil monsters does bring a sense of closure that we've sought for a long time.  This has always been about justice for the Petits, not blood-thirsty revenge as the simplistic anti-death penalty crowd would have you believe.

I want to leave you with one final thought.  Sure, the trial is over, and the media circus has headed home for the holidays.  While all of us will gather with friends and family this Christmas - singing carols and opening presents, Dr. William Petit and his family are stuck with the vision of what could have been.  Beyond today's verdict we are still left with an empty pit in our stomachs. This whole four year journey will not be simply shelved and forgotten; we will keep the Petit women in our hearts and minds for decades to come.

So well said!

  God Bless the Petit family.

 

[cookie]

yes, God bless the Petit family..

[San]

Survivor of deadly Conn. home invasion is engaged



AP
Last Updated: 4:31 PM, January 4, 2012

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a home invasion in 2007 has become engaged.

Rick Healey, a friend of Dr. William Petit who has served as his spokesman, confirmed Wednesday that Petit became engaged over the weekend to Christine Paluf. There is no wedding date.

The Hartford Courant first reported the engagement.

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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/survivor_of_deadly_conn_home_invasion_vwEaHWxwXLJLLZj3H06Z1J#ixzz1iXSShO5l