Reacting to the guilty verdict again Joshua Komisarjevsky, Dr. William Petit fondly remembers his daughter Michaela.
Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the case of Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second man to be tried in connection with a deadly Connecticut home invasion in 2007.
Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second man to be tried in connection with a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion, was found guilty on all counts during the second day of deliberations Thursday in a case that drew worldwide attention and sparked broader discussions about safety in the home.
Jurors heard lawyers' final pleas Tuesday in the case of Joshua Komisarjevsky, with a prosecutor casting him as the mastermind behind a vicious 2007 home invasion that ripped apart a Connecticut family while the defense insisted "he did not want anyone to die."
The defense is expected to lay out its case Wednesday in the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky, who is accused in the July 2007 home invasion, sexual assault and murders of three members of a Connecticut family.
CNN's Randi Kaye digs into the horrific home invasion in Connecticut and the two men police say were behind the rampage.
The lone survivor of a deadly home invasion wrapped up his testimony Tuesday afternoon after taking the stand against the second man charged with brutally killing his wife and two daughters.
The father of a murdered Connecticut family testifies at trial for second suspect. CNN's Deb Feyerick reports.
Dr. William Petit, the sole survivor of the grisly 2007 break-in, is due to take the stand Tuesday
Jurors from the Steven Hayes murder trial still have nightmares about the images and details. CNN's Susan Candiotti reports.
Witnesses began describing the final moments of and futile attempts to save a Connecticut mother and her two daughters inside their burning home, opening the trial Monday for one of the men who authorities claim is responsible for their murders.
"A calculated, cold-blooded predator." That was how Connecticut Judge James Bentivegna described a then 22-year-old Joshua Komisarjevsky on December 20, 2002, when the defendant was sentenced after being convicted on 12 counts of burglary.
A close friend of a woman who was killed -- along with her two daughters -- during a 2007 home invasion said she hopes that an upcoming trial gives a feeling of peace and justice for residents of the quiet Connecticut town where the incident occurred.
The murder trial of a second Connecticut man accused of killing a mother and two daughters during a 2007 home invasion will start Monday, despite a request from defense attorneys to move the trial.
Paula Calzetta was driving to dinner with Diane Keim last month when she made a wrong turn that put the women in front of a Bank of America building in Cheshire, Connecticut.
HLN's Dr. Drew's guests explain why everything is important when it comes to jury selection.
Jury selection began Wednesday in the murder trial of a second Connecticut man accused of killing a mother and two daughters during a 2007 home invasion.
The second man to be tried for a deadly home invasion in Connecticut has asked a court to accept a guilty plea on the condition he would be spared the death penalty.
A Connecticut man will go on trial for murder not far from where a mother and two daughters were killed in a 2007 home invasion, after a judge on Monday denied the defendant's bid to move the proceedings.
Jury selection will begin in March for the second man charged in a brutal 2007 home invasion in which a Connecticut mother and her two daughters were killed.
A man convicted of a brutal 2007 home invasion in which a Connecticut mother and her two daughters were killed was sentenced to die for the crime Thursday.
A man convicted of a brutal 2007 home invasion in which a Connecticut mother and her two daughters were killed was sentenced to die for the crime Thursday.
Jurors who convicted a man of three murders in a 2007 Connecticut home invasion and recommended he be put to death for his crimes said Tuesday that serving on the case changed their lives -- and took an emotional and sometimes physical toll.
Two jurors on the Steven Hayes trial talk to "In Session" about their experience in the courtroom.
A man convicted of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a brutal 2007 home invasion should die for the crime, jurors decided Monday after nearly 18 hours of deliberation.
CNN's Randi Kaye talks with a panel about the latest in the tragic home invasion case in Connecticut.
The panel suggests the criminal be executed for his role in killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters
Connecticut jurors recessed Saturday without deciding the sentence of Steven Hayes, who was convicted of killing two sisters and their mother during a brutal 2007 home invasion. He faces life in prison or death.
The Connecticut jurors deliberating the sentence for Steven Hayes told the judge late Friday afternoon they want to resume deliberations Saturday.
The man who killed two sisters and their mother during a 2007 home invasion in Connecticut would suffer more if sentenced to life in prison than if put to death, his lawyer told jurors Thursday.
Steven Hayes, convicted of killing three members of a Connecticut family, has shown "suicidal tendencies" and expressed concern his food was tainted, a psychiatrist testified during the penalty phase of Hayes' trial Monday.
A man convicted of capital murder in a 2007 Connecticut home invasion has attempted suicide several times since his arrest and has said he wants to receive the death penalty, a forensic psychiatrist testified Wednesday.
A court clerk at the trial of Steven Hayes, who was convicted of capital murder in a 2007 Connecticut home invasion, read Tuesday from writings of Hayes' alleged accomplice describing the incident in graphic detail.
A man convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters during a 2007 Connecticut home invasion can be "quite likable," but has struggled with drug addiction for years, a defense attorney told jurors Monday.
Steven Hayes is found guilty of killing three people in a home invasion. HLN analyzes the verdict.
A Connecticut man whose wife and two daughters were murdered in a 2007 home invasion will not testify at the sentencing of the convicted killer, he said.
The prosecution will pursue the death penalty in the Petit family home invasion trial. In Session's Ryan Smith reports.
For three weeks, Dr. William Petit went to a courtroom and re-lived the day he was attacked and his wife and daughters were killed in their Connecticut home.
A jury found Steven Hayes guilty of 16 of 17 charges in connection to the deaths of a woman and her two daughters.
Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky first crossed paths at a Hartford, Connecticut, drug treatment center in the summer of 2006, according to police.
After deliberating for about four hours over two days, a jury Tuesday convicted a 47-year-old man of capital murder in the deaths of three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion.
Jurors are expected to resume their deliberations Tuesday morning in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion.
Closing arguments were made in the Connecticut murder trial. CNN's Randi Kaye takes a closer look at the home invasion case.
A home invasion case that left a wife and her two daughters dead is about to go to the jury in Connecticut.
Closing arguments were made Friday in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion.
Testimony in the trial of Steven Hayes, the man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion, ended Tuesday.
CNN "AC360's" Randi Kaye reports on what happened on the morning of a home invasion that left a family dead.
An accelerant appears to have been poured on or near two girls as they lay tied up in their beds in their Connecticut home when home invaders set it afire more than three years ago, an investigator told jurors Friday.
Steven Hayes -- the man accused of the high-profile of killing of three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion -- has been a convicted felon since 1980, his criminal record shows.
The trial of a man accused of killing three members of a Connecticut family in a 2007 home invasion will continue Thursday with testimony from the state's chief medical examiner.
CNN "AC360's" Randi Kaye reports on the emotional day in the trial of the Connecticut home invasion suspects.
One of the men accused of killing the wife and children of a Connecticut doctor in a 2007 home invasion told police, "Things just got out of control," his arresting officer testified Wednesday.
As the trial continues for one of two men accused in the gruesome home invasion and murder of a doctor's wife and two daughters in Connecticut, shocking details make many wonder how to keep their homes safer from intruders.
A Connecticut doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a 2007 home invasion took the stand Tuesday to testify against one of the accused killers, recalling horrific details of being beaten and tied up by his alleged captors while fearing for the well-being of his family.
The long-delayed trial of a man accused of killing a doctor's wife and her two daughters opened Monday with witnesses who told jurors Jennifer Hawke-Petit asked to withdraw $15,000 from the bank because she and her family were being held hostage at her home.
A small, well-tended garden is all that remains at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive in this quiet town.
Jury selection in the case of a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion was postponed Monday because the suspect was hospitalized, his defense attorney said.
Murder suspects were roommates
Prosecutors in Connecticut say they will seek the death penalty for two men charged with killing three members of a prominent Cheshire, Connecticut, doctor's family during a gruesome home invasion.
A hostage who was being forced to withdraw money at her bank managed to tip off a teller to call police, authorities said, before she was found dead at her family home.
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