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CT Home Invasion Murder Suspect Had Seizure, Halting Trial

91610hayes.jpg More horrifying testimonies of the brutal home invasion and murder of a family in Connecticut were recounted during the trial of Steven Hayes, one of the accused murderers. Today, the trial was temporarily halted till Monday, because defendant Hayes reportedly had a seizure last night, urinating on himself in the process, and his lawyer is concerned for his mental health.

Hayes' attorney, Thomas J. Ullmann, said he believed the seizure may have been "triggered" by yesterday's testimony; rescue workers described in detail the gruesome crime scene they discovered the day Hayes and accomplice Joshua Komisarjevsky imprisoned, raped and murdered Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela. That included descriptions of the bodies, which had been burned in a fire the two men set. There were also a half-dozen photos of the scene shown in court, which left some jurors crying and staring angrily at Hayes. Dr. William Petit, who survived the home invasion with terrible burns (he was left in the basement), was also in tears by the end of the session.

Footage of Hawke-Petit withdrawing money from the bank for Hayes and Komisarjvsky was also released, as well as the teller's call to 911, "She says that if the police are told that they will kill the children and the husband. They told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. She believes them. She is petrified."

Today, more photos were shown, including shots of the ripped shorts and T-shirts belonging to the two daughters. Komisarjevsky, who is awaiting trial, is accused of raping 11-year-old Michaela. Jurors were also shown ropes and other restraints used to tie Michaela to the bed, and cans of what prosecutors said was accelerant used to set the fire.

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  • ken

    I agree that all executions should be televised. Perhaps not on public TV, but maybe on a local cable access channel. However, the REAL frustrating part is that in most states, the victims family is NOT allowed to witness the execution. It took a constitutional ammendment here in Oklahoma to allow victims family access to the execution. If they don't deserve to be there, I don't know who does!

  • screwdemall

    These 2 rectums should be publicly executed! Televise it! They are the scum of the earth!!!! Add Vander Slut down in Peru into to the mix, too.

  • rdayk

    I don't know why anyone should care about this POS's mental health. I hope he's driven mad by his own demons and gets raped in prison for years before we finally fry him. I am not usually so vindicative but this is one of the most digusting crimes I have ever heard about and I'm a lifelong NYer who well remembers the 'crime wave' years.

  • Kelles

    can they also be burned to death?

  • sharpshoota

    Death penalty is too easy for these subhumans. They need a slow bludgeoning death. Deliberately slow. They need to feel pain

  • Rocknrope

    Poor baby!

  • MT

    Didn't Vincent Gigante try to pull this same stunt?

  • "believed the seizure may have been "triggered" by yesterday's testimony"

    Gee, maybe he should never have done ti then...

  • Stewart

    should have left him outside tied to a tree in brooklyn during the tornado

  • John L

    Fucking monsters!

    I can't even imagine what would be a just punishment for such a horrific crime.

    Hope they burn in hell.

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