Murder in Connecticut The Shocking Crime That

Examines what happened to Dr. William Petit, his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their two daughters in the early morning hours of July 23 in the quiet town of Cheshire—and how their community rallied bravely around the sole survivor of this vicious home invasion.

Michael Benson is the author or coauthor of fifty books, including the Pinnacle true-crime books---Betrayal in Blood and Hooked up for Murder and Lethal Embrace (with Rober Mladinich)--as well as Inside Secret Societies, Who's Who in the JFK Assassination, and Complete Idiot's Guides to NASA, National Security, The CIA, Submarines, and Modern China. His other works include presidential biographies and true crime books for young readers. Originally from Rochester, N.Y., Benson is a graduate of Hofstra University and now resides in Brooklyn.

Preface: Central Connecticut-A Lesson in How to Heal	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Double-Locked Doors and Restless Nights	p. xii
Outside the Stop & Shop	p. 1
The Waking Nightmare	p. 9
Immediate Aftermath	p. 24
"I Sure Am Glad That I Didn't Run into Him"	p. 43
Komisarjevsky and Hayes	p. 49
"We Plan to Seek the Death Penalty"	p. 82
Services-Private and Public	p. 91
Candlelight Vigil	p. 107
More Search Warrants	p. 113
Angry Voices	p. 117
"I Came Here to See What Evil Looked Like"	p. 125
Bartlem Park Rally and the Three-Strikes Controversy	p. 134
A New Cohesion in Deaconwood	p. 140
The Congregation's Dilemma	p. 143
Autumn	p. 149
Dr. Petit Writes a Letter	p. 160
The Cheshire Lights	p. 169
Then It Happened Again	p. 175
More Legislative Debate	p. 177
March Madness: A Turning Point in the Healing Process	p. 184
The Grieving Schools: Miss Porter's, Chase Collegiate, and Cheshire Academy	p. 189
Forever Michaela	p. 199
Afterword: The Darkness and the Light	p. 203
911 Transcript	p. 204
Cheshire Police Dispatch Log, July 23, 2007	p. 218
Glossary of People Mentioned	p. 222
Bibliography	p. 230
Where to Send Donations	p. 236
Index	p. 238
About the Author	p. 242
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