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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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Dr. Petit Wished 'The Very Best' On His Engagement By Uncle Of Family’s Murderer


Posted on Jan 07, 2012 @ 03:00AM - Add a comment

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Four years and two murder trials since his family was massacred, Dr. William Petit has finally found happiness with a new love and the uncle of convicted killer Joshua Komisarjevsky has offered his congratulations on their engagement, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.

"Of course, we wish him the very best," Christopher Komisarjevsky told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. "We are happy that he’s found happiness after the tragedy."

Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly 2007 murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of Dr. Petit in their Cheshire, Connecticut home.

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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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Petit Family Murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky Sentenced To Death


Posted on Dec 09, 2011 @ 03:30PM - 9 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Following five days of deliberation, the jury in the penalty phase for Joshua Komisarjevsky finally reached a verdict on Friday and sentenced the triple murderer to death.

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 Dr. William Petit in their Cheshire, Connecticut home.

As the sole survivor in the home invasion, Dr. Petit had been anxiously awaiting the decision in a conference room at the New Haven court with other family members.

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Petit Killer Dubbed A Predator Out For 'Greed, Sex, Death and Destruction’


Posted on Dec 02, 2011 @ 02:00PM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

The sentencing phase of convicted killer Joshua Komisarjevsky came to a dramatic close on Friday as prosecutors made closing arguments as to why the triple murderer should get the death penalty, RadarOnline.com has learned.

On the night that a home invasion left a father badly beaten, and his wife and two daughters dead, Komisarjevsky was described as a predator out for "greed, sex, death and destruction," by Senior Assistant State's Attorney Gary Nicholson to the New Haven, Connecticut court, 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 Dr. William Petit.

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Petit Family Killer Won't Get Death Penalty, Predicts Lawyer: 'The Scale Tips In Favor Of Life'


Posted on Dec 01, 2011 @ 07:00AM - 6 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

After more than a month of testimony in the penalty phase of the trial of triple murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky, the extensive evidence is finally complete and his attorneys are confident about his chances of dodging the death penalty.

"The scale tips in favor of life," defense attorney Jeremiah Donovan predicted on Thursday, according to a report in the Hartford Courant, despite him being co-responsible for the most horrific murder in Connecticut's history.

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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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 Joshua Komisarjevsky 'Was A Great Dad,' Reveals His Ex-Girlfriend


Posted on Nov 08, 2011 @ 04:00PM - 5 comments

By Radar Staff

As a judge decides whether convicted triple murderer Joshua Komisarjevsky's nine-year-old daughter should testify in the death penalty phase of his trial, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that he was considered a caring parent right up to the night before the killings.

Caroline Mesel was Komisarjevsky's girlfriend at the time of the July 23, 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut and has now exclusively opened up to RadarOnline.com about her experiences dating the single father.

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, but the cold-hearted killer had a different side to him.

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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 Family Killer Visited 900 Porn Sites In One Day Leading Up To Deadly Massacre


Posted on Oct 31, 2011 @ 06:00PM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

In the days before he took part in on of the most horrific murders in Connecticut history, Joshua Komisarjevsky spent his time surfing hundreds of porn sites, according to his mother, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The convicted triple murderer is currently beginning his second week in court for the penalty phase of his trial as a New Haven, Connecticut jury decides if he spends the rest of his life in jail or joins accomplice Steven Hayes on death row.

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.

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