It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities. On October 31, 1975, the stabbed and bludgeoned body of 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found in the backyard of her family's Greenwich, Connecticut, home. Sept. 5, 1984: The body of 13-year-old Matthew Margolies was discovered buried in a wooded area near the Byram River. Kissel's chauffeur, Carlos Trujillo, and Trujillo's cousins Leonard Trujillo and Jair Trujillo were arrested in March 2008 and charged in his death. Some of these cases have even been solved by regular everyday people. Smith, of Noroton, did not confess and repeatedly declared his innocence. Bumpouts in Byram? And more importantly, should tuition go toward supporting bars around the XL Center? All the while Smith continued to proclaimed his innocence in the Greenwich murder, even as a judge in Hartford added three to seven years to his prison term. Anyone with information about Sylvia Baker's murder or other unsolved Connecticut crimes can leave anonymous tips for the Cold Case Unit by calling 1-866-623-8058. Andrew Michael Kissel (August 23, 1959 April 3, 2006) was an American real estate developer who was found murdered at his rented Greenwich, Connecticut estate. 1984, Matthew Margolies was last . Cops secretly retrieved garbage from their home in Lake Mary, Florida. Sept. 4, 2008: Alison McKnight, was stabbed multiple times and shot by her ex-father-in-law, Gerardo Lombardi, while gardening. She wanted to stay and take care of her kids and the other kids.. 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, Motherlode: When teenagers blame parents for iPhone-ruined lives, Budget committee considers cuts to police spending, road paving, Bumpouts in Byram? Oct 30, 1975: 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found beaten to death and stabbed in Belle Haven. "You know what you did was wrong," Detective Timothy Powell said during the interview. STAMFORD -- One day after the 10th anniversary of the stabbing death of Anna-Lisa Raymundo, the national news show "Dateline NBC" is to air an hour-long special on the murder Friday at 10 p.m . Mark Conrad/Staff photo. After he was arrested, Lowden quickly signed a confession that he had fired one shot, while Smith fired four, at the night watchman. NEWS REPORT: Wednesday, a Connecticut judge granted the 53-year-old a new trial in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley. Lojas sister promised to visit this weekend for a barbecue with other family members, the relative said. Witnesses gave authorities a description of Smith 5-foot, 7-inches tall, sandy blond hair, blue eyes and a scar on his face and an extensive manhunt began. car was listed on eBay for sale with a starting bid of $20,000, which was met by an unspecified bidder. The current Trulia Estimate for 97 Pecksland Rd is $33,744,700. 10 to 15 years older.. He was eventually picked up wandering in the woods around Wilton. In the last 5 years Greenwich has seen rise of violent crime and rise of property crime. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced ROBERT RALLO, 59, of New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for offenses stemming from the robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford in March 2020, during which Rallo shot and killed the . He also stole money from her before and after her death. The Greenwich police often confer with the states cold-case task force, but the department does not have an officer assigned to the state organization. Motherlode: When teenagers blame parents for iPhone-ruined lives, Budget committee considers cuts to police spending, road paving, Family photo /Greenwich Police Department via AP, Bob Luckey Jr. / Hearst Connecticut Media, Contributed Photo / Greenwich Police Department, 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, Bumpouts in Byram? The grave marker of Matthew Margolies in St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, Wednesday Sept. 14, 2011. Then she was crying, she was so sad. He was taken into custody by the FBI early Sunday, May 19, 2002, as part of the investigation into a 13-year-old Danbury girl who was found dead. Moxley was last seen alive spending time at the home of the Skakel family, across the street from her home in Belle Haven. The Columbia TriStar Domestic Television production debuted on the USA Network on November 15, 2002, and was released on DVD on May 6, 2003. Suspected serial killer identified. The fire was set in a two-story house on Prospect Street. Most accurate 2021 crime rates for Greenwich, CT. Nothing has been uncovered that would shed any further light on the issue, he wrote in an email last week. Her body was found on Maher Avenue in central Greenwich. Hadley Palmer, 53, pleaded guilty to making the videos and photos at her home in the wealthy enclave of Belle Haven, Conn. And more importantly, should tuition go toward supporting bars around the XL Center? Loretta Dym worked for a company that provides lodgings for business travelers, and she was on the board at the Rockrimmon Country Club in Stamford. Someone like that I would think at this point, is extremely institutionalized. He has no sense of what the real world out there looks like, the parole official said. A scuba team searches the Byram River in Greenwich in 1984 after the murder of Matthew Margolies. She went to take out the trash one evening in 1982 and her children saw her speaking with neighbors outside. Offenses Known to Law Enforcement. In 1990, his last disciplinary action, he was written up for assault on another inmate. Highly unusual. Canales was found guilty of homicide in June 2003 and sentenced to 50 years in prison. A visit a day later found no children in Lojas care, Adair said. Podcasts, television shows, and books have raised public interest in cold cases. An officer from the board sat with him, told him he was eligible. NOVEMBER 3, 1975 Greenwich police issue a nationwide alarm for the grip and shaft of a stainless steel Toney Penna golf club, used in the murder . Small trinkets were placed around the body and it looked to be some sort of ritualistic sacrifice. In 1986, the police were called to Lake Mohegan, where a tortured and murdered newborn baby had been found. Family members, speaking on condition of anonymity, said this week they believe Steven Dyms condition was not properly medicated. The night of the murder, White had been supping at nearby Martin's restaurant, where he was spotted by fellow diners Thaw and Nesbit, who were also enjoying a meal before the premiere of Mam'zelle Champagne atop the Garden. Also found were several boxes of expensive cigars taken from the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich, a theft that had not been reported to police, with that clubs logo emblazoned on them. Christina Long, 13, of Danbury, is shown in this undated family photo. John E. Peters, 62, was gunned down in his Greenwich backyard by Wilson. There was a break in a Greenwich cold case Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, when a Florida woman surrendered in connection with the killing of her newborn, who was found strangled to death outside a Greenwich apartment building in 1986, police said. Canales was held on $500,000 bond during a hearing at state Superior Court in Stamford. You can also send a DM through Facebook or mail information to P.O. Trial resumes Thursday when the state will call additional witnesses. Saul Dos Reis Jr. 25, is lead into the federal court in Bridgeport Conn. Thursday, April, 17 2003, to plead guilty to 2 counts of traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illegal sex with a minor. He had only three years left before he would have been eligible for parole. While there are no official databases that track such records, Smith is listed as the longest-serving prisoner in the United States by Wikipedia. Nov. 24, 1987: The body of Mary Capozza, a 40-year-old teacher from Byram, was discovered along the banks of the Kensico Reservoir in North Castle, N.Y. She died of asphyxiation by drowning. 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That lead brought authorities to a Bridgeport man, Larry Corbett, who was sentenced to a life term plus 10 years for the crime. Newspaper articles about the trial of Francis Smith. 2 Because of changes in the state/local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data. File Photo Show More Show Less 2 of 9 In this March . The wills for both Loretta and Steven Dym were filed in Surrogate Court in Westchester County in October 2017. Margolies was found, stabbed, strangled and suffocated, near his Pemberwick home five days after he was reported missing. Polumbo said he and his colleague began running toward the backyard where McKnight was gardening when they heard five shots. The motive for his murder was a mystery, as there were many people who had problems with him, including those from the U.S. Justice Department, several multi-billion dollar corporations/conglomerates, and his own wife. Lombardi also told detectives that since the divorce he was not able to see his grandchildren, which upset him. When the Board confronted him, he confessed and agreed to pay $4.7 million if they agreed to not go public. Memoirs of a Murder Man by Arthur A. Carey (1930) "Sinistro: The underworld career of Giuseppe Morello" (2015) "Badges in Little Italy" (2007) Sources: "Barrel murder inquest," New York Times, May 8, 1903, p. 7. Smith was still protesting his innocence years after the killing and sought a new trial. Following a 1950 trial in Bridgeport, he was convicted of first-degree murder, a capital offense. Gerardo Lombardi, of 38 Nicholas Ave., was charged with murder on Sept. 4, 2008, hours after police said he shot and stabbed to death Alison McKnight, a mother of three, as she was gardening in the backyard of 36 Nicholas Ave. Stamford, Conn, police on Jan 16 rept that hs science teacher G Christian, who had been under psychiatric treatment, killed his wife Mary Lou, his 4-yr-old son Scott and his 5-mo-old son Mark . He still hasnt read it.. Sonia Loja, 36, had long battled depression and had been crying for days over the shuttering of her illegal child-care business before Wednesdays horrific murder-suicide in Danbury, said relative Digna Naulaguari, 47. Murder of Sylvia Baker - 1982, Hartford. Michael DeMaio, 55, is being held by police for allegedly beating his wife, Diane DeMaio, 54, with a baseball bat in their $7.3 million home in Greenwich, Connecticut. There was nothing wrong with how Sonia was acting before the tragedy, he added. Loja suffered from depression, which had gone untreated because she had no health insurance and it was too expensive to go to the doctor, Naulaguari said. Leonard Trujillo center, stands with Public Defender Ben Aponte, right, during Trujillo's hearing Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Stamford. June 13, 1983: Muriel Jones was found dead in her Chickahominy apartment after apparently being strangled. The courtroom was filled with members of McKnight's family Tuesday, but the room remained silent as witnesses discussed the extent of her wounds and prosecutors played a chilling tape in which Lombardi confessed to the crime. State police said Cornieles-Ubiera, a Waterbury resident, was last seen on October 29, 1994. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. He had been stabbed to death in the basement of the home. He waived application for parole, and we have no correspondence from him since then.. Caroline Dym excelled in science at Sacred Heart Greenwich and played on the school golf team. Get more stories delivered right to your email. Video of fatal police shooting of CT man will not be released yet, Cannabis activists want more CT criminal cases dropped, expunged, CT DOT faces criticism following overnight tree-cutting, Haar: Payouts at fading CT trash agency offer lessons in a crisis. Yay! Lombardi's murder trial began Tuesday. Dec. 28, 2013: Meghan Beebe, a 21-year-old college student was killed by a hit-and-run driver in a Byram parking lot while talking to a friend. On the outside, the Dym family appeared to lead successful lives. Arraignment in Stamford Superior Court in Stamford.Conn on Monday Jan. 4, 2010 for Adam Dobrzanski, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his daughter, Amanda. Panjon, who works as a landscaper and carpenter, rushed inside to the kitchen, put down his lunchbox and spotted the two-page suicide note, his cousin explained. Her brother, William, a Brunswick School graduate, was attending college when the killings took place. Hundreds of mourners, including the surviving son William Dym, a Brunswick grad who was away at college when the killings took place, gathered to pay their respects. Sacred Heart Greenwich student dies in murder suicide. . Sylvia Baker was a beautiful young woman who attended college and loved her two children. In a development that has law enforcement experts puzzled, the prison population is actually seeing more inmates with gray hair. Prison is a not a very healthy place, he said. Leonard Trujillo pleaded guilty to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 20 years. Im positive he (Smith) didnt kill Grover Hart. Aside from practical considerations, Digard said there is an ethical quandary with prisoners who have been in jail for decades, or more than a half century.
