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Statement of Governor
M. Jodi Rell on
Verdict in Trial of
Steven Hayes
Governor M. Jodi Rell today issued the
following statement after the conviction of Steven Hayes on 16 of 17 counts in
the July 2007 slayings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Hayley Petit and Michaela Petit
of Cheshire and the vicious assault on Dr. William Petit
Jr.:
“The murders of the Petit family
horrified and disgusted us all, almost beyond the ability of words to convey.
Today’s verdicts are a measure of justice – but they can never begin to restore
the promise lost on that terrible day in July. That grief may ebb over time but
it can never be fully expunged.
“I commend Dr. Petit and his extended
family for the remarkable strength and dignity they have displayed throughout
this agonizing ordeal – which, of course, will continue through the penalty
phase, the trial of another suspect and the legal proceedings that are certain
to follow. I know that the people of
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