325. The Cheshire Murders: The Petit Family

September 4

40 mins

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The Petit family lived in an idyllic, quiet, tree-lined neighborhood of Cheshire, Connecticut. Dr. William Petit, a respected endocrinologist, his wife Jennifer, a beloved nurse, and their two daughters—17-year-old Hayley, a bright and driven high school senior, and 11-year-old Michaela, a sweet and creative child—made their home at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive. By all accounts, the Petits were a picture of suburban success. But on the evening of July 22, 2007, an unassuming trip to the local Stop & Shop set in motion a chain of events that would shatter their world.

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Music by @theinkypawprint

Sources:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/justice/connecticut-home-invasion-sentencing/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

https://abcnews.go.com/US/petit-trial-coroner-describes-teen-daughters-death/story?id=14607151

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/local/charges-against-steven-hayes/2059089/?amp=1

https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Komisarjevsky-complete-list-of-charges-12058464.php

The Cheshire Murders (Television production). HBO

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/connecticuts-top-court-overturns-death-penalty-state-n409256

https://web.archive.org/web/20190910201036/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20706697/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/desperate-hours#.Xo9cXYhKiUk

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-times/the-cheshire-murders-innocence-lost-1e4bec712e09