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Petit Family Killer Shows No Remorse, Has Nothing To Say To ‘Restore The Lives Lost’


Posted on May 16, 2012 @ 12:00PM - 6 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Convicted triple murder Joshua Komisarjevsky has broken his silence on death row and talked for the first time since he was sentenced in January for Connecticut’s most horrific home invasion.

In an interview with the Associated Press, the killer revealed that there isn’t anything he could say to Dr. William Petit that "will restore the lives lost."

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Petit Family Massacre Survivor Faces Killer, 'Evil Does Live Among Us'


Posted on Jan 27, 2012 @ 02:30PM - 7 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The courtroom ordeal for Dr. William Petit is not yet over, as the grieving widow once again faced one of the men who murdered his family.

Petit addressed the New Haven, Connecticut courtroom on Friday during the formal sentencing of convicted triple murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky, reported the Hartford Courant.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and daughter Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, were tortured and murdered in 2007, and Dr. Petit brutally beaten, by Steven Hayes and Komisarjevsky, both of whom have been sentenced to death in Connecticut.

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Convicted Petit Family Killer Seeking New Trial


Posted on Jan 12, 2012 @ 02:30PM - 10 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Just when Dr. William Petit thought that he could put all the courtroom dramas surrounding his family's massacre behind him and move on with his life, the lawyers for convicted killer Joshua Komisarjevsky have requested a new trial.

Komisarjevsky’s attorney filed a motion at the Superior Court in New Haven, Connecticut on Wednesday stating that he should be allowed a new trial because he was not granted a probable cause hearing, despite repeated requests for the constitutionally mandated hearing, reported the Hartford Courant.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, 31-year-old Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of Dr. William Petit in their Cheshire, Connecticut home, on July 23, 2007, and the same New Haven jury later sentenced him to death by lethal injection.

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Dr. William Petit To Remarry Four Years After Family Killed In Horrific Home Invasion


Posted on Jan 05, 2012 @ 02:00PM - 15 comments

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

Dr. William Petit Jr., whose wife and young daughters were brutally murdered in their home four years ago, has found love again and is engaged.

Petit, 55, proposed to Christine Paluf, 34, after Christmas but they have not yet set a wedding date according to the Hartford Courant who first reported the news.

Paluf is a photographer who worked events for the Petit Family Foundation, which William founded after the horrific murder of his entire family.

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Triple-Murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky 'Bragged About Beating Dr. Petit,' Reveals Ex-Girlfriend


Posted on Nov 14, 2011 @ 03:00PM - 4 comments

By Radar Staff

The defense attorneys in the ongoing penalty phase of the convicted Petit family killer are digging out more details about Joshua Komisarjevsky's troubled early years to garner sympathy from the jury, but RadarOnline.com can reveal that the triple murderer had little remorse following the violent crime.

In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, the Connecticut killer's ex-girlfriend said that her teenage lover even boasted about the ferocity with which he beat Dr. William Petit during the horrific home invasion on July 23, 2007, that left Dr. Petit's wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and daughters Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, dead.

"He bragged about hitting Dr. Petit," Caroline Mesel, who was dating Komisarjevsky at the time of the murders, told RadarOnline.com. "He said, 'You should have seen how big this guy was, I had to hit him a number of times.'"

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Petit Family Killer Saw A Demon With 'Glowing Eyes,' Testifies Pastor


Posted on Nov 02, 2011 @ 05:30PM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

More disturbing testimony in the penalty phase of convicted Petit family killer Joshua Komisarjevsky's trial emerged on Wednesday as his former pastor took the stand, RadarOnline.com is reporting.

In testimony that was delivered like a church sermon, Bryce Whiting told the New Haven, Connecticut court how when Joshua was a teenager the convicted triple-murderer claimed he saw a "specter, a dark spiritual being" that had "glowing eyes" and was "menacing in his appearance," reported the Hartford Courant.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of their father, Dr. William Petit, on July 23, 2007. The same jury who convicted him is now deciding whether he serve life in prison or gets the death penalty.

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Petit Murderer's Nine-Year-Old Daughter May Be Forced To Testify, To Save Her Father’s Life


Posted on Oct 28, 2011 @ 02:00PM - 7 comments

By Radar Staff

The death penalty trial of the convicted Petit family murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky took a dark turn on Friday as his troubled teenage years were revealed in graphic detail, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Equally as disturbing is what may happen in the days to come if the killer's nine-year-old daughter is called to testify, as jurors decide whether her father spends the rest of his life in prison or is put to death by lethal injection.

PHOTOS: Petit Family Murderer’s Transformation From Super Cute Kid To Cold Hearted Killer

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of their father, Dr. William Petit, on July 23, 2007 in their Cheshire, Connecticut home.

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Petit Family Murderer: From Super Cute Kid To Cold Blooded Killer, See The Transformation Of A Monster


Posted on Oct 28, 2011 @ 01:00PM - 6 comments

By Radar Staff

Sat across the courtroom from the boy that she adopted who grew up into a convicted triple murderer, Jude Komisarjevsky gave jury members debating whether he should be sentenced to death, an insight into his childhood, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Jude was brought to the stand by the defense on the third day of the penalty phase of Joshua Komisarjevsky's trial that will determine if he gets the death penalty or life in prison.

PHOTOS: Petit Family Murderer’s Transformation From Kid To Killer

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of their father on July 23, 2007 in their Cheshire, Connecticut home.

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Father Of Petit Family Killer Testifies, 'Josh Was Always A Miracle To Us'


Posted on Oct 26, 2011 @ 04:00PM - 3 comments

By Radar Staff

Dr. William Petit has been a constant sight in court since his wife and two daughters were murdered during a horrific home invasion in 2007, but it was convicted killer Joshua Komisarjevsky's father who took the stand on Wednesday, RadarOnline.com has learned.

For the second day of the penalty phase of the triple murderer's trial that will decide if he spends his life in prison or is senteneced to death, the defense called Ben Komisarjevsky to testify in support of his adopted son, reported the New Haven Register.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of their father on July 23, 2007.

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Death Penalty Phase Begins In Petit Murder Trial, Sole Survivor Is 'Optimistic'


Posted on Oct 25, 2011 @ 08:30AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

After finding him guilty on all 17 counts in the Petit family murders, jurors are back in court to decide if Joshua Komisarjevsky should be sentenced to death, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The penalty phase of the trial began on Tuesday and the sole survivor of Connecticut's most horrific home invasion, Dr. William Petit, said he hopes that it will be over quickly, reported the Hartford Courant.

"We'll be taking it a day at a time," said Dr. Petit, who added, "We're optimistic" that the second phase will be over within three weeks, although the defense is predicting that is could take twice as long.

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