At the start of the trial, the defense asked the court to ignore Downeys statements to police that the shooting was accidental because they obviously conflicted with the forensic evidence. Sign up for the FOX61 newsletters:Morning Forecast, Morning Headlines, Evening Headlines. Contributions can be made to the Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111. Mr. Leverett said that Ms. Millan fell onto the road and that he thought he heard her say, Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, before he drove off in his car, according to the affidavit. Tara O'Neill was formerly a breaking news reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. 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Ken Peterson, a neighbor who has lived at the Meadows Apartments for about a year, said he had seen the couple with their baby just a few days before the shooting. "I'm here to turn myself in for the murder on Iron Horse Boulevard almost 4 years ago," he allegedly told police, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. He came home, felt lonely, went for a drive, spotted Millan jogging and said he got mentally aroused by her physical features before realizing she was, way out of my league., He got angry purposely ran into Millan took out a knife and plunged it into her chest as Millan fell back saying Oh my God.. Mr. Leverett went to the Simsbury Police Department that night and was interviewed by the police for more than four hours. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Monday that Linda. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Collinsville. Simon and DeCaprio argued that their client was too drunk at the time to realize the effect of his statements to police. SIMSBURY, Conn. (WTNH) - The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the double shooting that left a husband and wife dead a murder-suicide. Wendell Taylor officiating. Its a very safe community, Davis said on Sunday. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Police tailed Simsbury cold case murder suspect after confession. Records from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation show that Mr. Leverett was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 2009, when he lived in Colorado. CT 06045 Phone: 800-237-3606 Email: service@ . This is a carousel. I guess they pretty much kept to themselves. Photo by Scot Allyn/Register Citizen Staff, The back of the apartment that was the site of an apparent shooting in Simsbury. William Leverett, a convicted sex offender,. A Connecticut State Police crime lab truck pulled up about 11:25 p.m. on the walkway between her apartment and the one in which the couple was found, she said. Karen Jacobson, who lives across the walkway from the apartment the couple shared with their son, said she heard raised voices after 8 p.m., but no shots. Their 18-month-old son was found by officers unharmed, according to Simsbury Police Capt. It was especially hard for them to hear that someone they knew could do this, Ms. Trazinski said. SIMSBURY The deaths of a husband and wife on Sunday have been ruled a murder-suicide, officials said. The two public defenders who represented Downey at his trial before Judge Stuart Schimelman were at his side again Tuesday, a bit grayer, but no less committed to standing up for their client. SIMSBURY A teen escaped a home where police say two people died in a domestic violence shooting on Sunday. Police have not yet provided an update in the investigation as of Tuesday. Day leaves behind her parents Jimmy and Joanie (Anasoulis) Day, of Canton, her brother, Jim and her sister, Stephanie. He will be sentenced on May 3, his public defender said. Simsbury apparent murder-suicide kills 2, police investigating, Serious crash closes CT stretch of I-95 South, state police say, Suspect in 2021 fatal shooting arrested, Hamden police say, Police tape blocks off the door of an apparent shooting in Canton. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Avon. M. Fred Decaprio and Ken Simon first thanked prosecutor Vicki Melchiorre for agreeing to consider their request for a sentence modification, then made their argument to Baldini. Residents received two automatic telephone calls from the police that said officers were investigating in the area of Woodleigh Place and Stillwood Chase, a residential neighborhood where homes often have more than one acre of property and cost in the range of $700,000. In the wake of a tragic murder-suicide in Simsbury last week, family and friends are mourning the loss of a young couple whose lives ended abruptly. Bernard Halligan, Jr.'s death was ruled a s. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Tests showed it contained Milans DNA. Beth Day and Michael Wawrzyniak, who lived at the Meadows Apartments, 71 Hopmeadow St . Mr. Leverett said he was driving when he saw a woman jogging. Knowing all of this you want to reject the offer today? Prats asked. pointed a gun at Day and pulled the trigger, reported that Dominik's father was still active in his life. He told investigators he went into a frenzy after seeing Millan and at that moment, decided to attack her with a knife he had in his vehicle, according to the arrest application. Exclusive: Simsbury Police release new details in murder of MassMutual executive | fox61.com. DeCaprio cited Downeys remorse and his exemplary record in jail as reason for the judge to consider a reduction in the 50-year sentence he received in 1994. "It's such a shame," she said. The night of the killing, he was at a sex offenders support group meeting in Hartford. They were a young couple with a little boy. Davis classified the incident as a domestic violence shooting. RELATED: Fatal double shooting in Simsbury ruled a murder-suicide In a press briefing just after 8:30 p.m., Boisvert said Faison and Underwood seemed to have died of gunshot wounds. William Leverett's attorneys entered a plea guilty bargain in Hartford Superior Court on. Milan and Leverett had never met before the violent encounter, according to police. The Connecticut domestic violence hotline can be reached 24/7 at 888-774-2900, or 844-831-9200 for Spanish speakers. I never heard him cry.". He then allegedly went back and got the knife a few days later and threw it out in a trash compactor. The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers services and advocates 24/7 by visiting CTSafeConnect.org or calling or texting 888-774-2900. "It was here until about 5 a.m.," she said. Have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? He went to walk along the path near Iron Horse Boulevard in hopes of finding someone to talk with. Simsbury double fatal shooting ruled a murder-suicide 00:00 00:00 An unknown error has occurred The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Linda Halligan's death a homicide from. It was clear this was not an accidental shooting, Alexander said. William Leverette, a convicted sex offender, walked into Simsbury CT police department and confessed to killing Melissa Millan in 2014. Downey is a different man now, Simon told the judge. In the wake of a tragic murder-suicide in Simsbury last week, family and friends are mourning the loss of a young couple whose lives ended abruptly. Double-murder suicide in CT: PD/ Woman helps fuel restaurant biz/ Fire destroys garage/ $220K embezzlement case/ Bank access restricted. Its not clear how that will impact his release date, which is now estimated to be February 2030. "Perhaps it was a misinterpretation and they meant his grandfather," Wawrzyniak told Simsbury Patch. Id like to see him released alive, Simon said. The couple prayed with Mr. Leverett. Funeral arrangements for both Wawrzyniak and Day have been set for this week. Leverett was on probation after a conviction of child sex assault in Colorado in 2011. A registered sex offender from Windsor Locks, CT - 27-year-old William Leverett is charged with murdering insurance executive Melissa Milan in Simsbury nearly 4 years ago. He moved to Simsbury. The investigation is active and information will be provided when possible, police said. 'Something happened' and the next thing he knew he had stabbed her in the chest with a knife he was carrying. The shootings happened at around. Private immediate family plus Michaels close friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 120 Albany Turnpike in Canton on Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. at St. Patricks Church in Collinsville. FOLLOW US ONTWITTER,FACEBOOK&INSTAGRAM, Example video title will go here for this video. Trazinski's wife and co-pastor, Colette Trazinksi, called Leverett "a faithful member of the church. The man, William Winters Leverett, 27, of Windsor Locks, Conn., has been charged with murder. Gill said they each died from a gunshot wound. He was employed at a pest control business in East Granby, Michael's Carpenter Ant and Termite Services, at the time of his death. Police officers were dispatched to the scene, and the dipatcher then heard several gunshots, the report said. The Windsor Locks man charged with killing Simsbury mother Melissa Millan as she jogged down a busy trail in Simsbury in 2014 rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have sent him to prison for 35 . At one point, officers advised residents in the neighborhood to remain inside their homes. "They were so young, and I just saw them the other day with their baby," Peterson said. Leverett previously told police that on the night of Millan's death, he returned home from a sex offenders therapy group and felt lonely. Ms. Trazinski told Mr. Leverett that she remembered hearing reports of the crime. Nicholas Boulter. 335. "She will be forever loved and missed," the obituary said. Elizabeth, or "Beth" as she was known by those close to her, is remembered as a loving mother of her 14-month-old son Dominik, a talented student, and a valued employee at Ocean State Job Lot where she worked for six years, according to her obituary. Simsbury's last shooting fatality was in 2001, according to Boulter. The arrest and arraignment of the suspect brings renewed grief, heartache and the knowledge that justice can never be served for the senseless act that robbed us of Melissas beautiful presence, it said. "They were unable to make contact with any occupants, but they heard the sound of a crying baby inside.". "Officers from Avon and Simsbury assembled to make contact with the occupants of the apartment," Boulter wrote. Neighbors at The Meadows apartment complex where the couple lived for approximately 18 months remember a quiet couple whom they often saw spending time with their son. Nicholas Rondinone can be reached at nrondinone@courant.com. She was fatally shot with a rifle she had purchased for Downey inside the couples one- bedroom apartment on Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Then he confessed to us that he did it, she said in an interview on Wednesday. Mr. Leverett is expected to appear in court on Oct. 9. Officers received a call about a reported shooting at a. On November 20, 2014, Simsbury police responded to a report of a female pedestrian lying in the roadway on Iron Horse Boulevard shortly after 8 p.m. Mr. Leverett went to the Suffield, Conn., apartment of Mike and Colette Trazinski, founders and co-pastors of a small church, on Sept. 19. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 860-658-3145. A text alert was later sent out and said that there was no longer an emergency. 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No additional information was available. HARTFORD A former Windsor Locks, Connecticut, man pleaded guilty this week to murdering a MassMutual executive who was jogging on a Simsbury trail in 2014. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. William W. Leverett, 30, entered the . He appeared before Superior Court Judge Shelia M. Prats via a video link from the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. On the night of Sept. 19, the parents of Elizabeth Day, 24, and Michael Wawrzyniak, 25, received a devastating call from police. SIMSBURY -- A young Simsbury couple died Wednesday evening, the apparent victims of a murder-suicide. "I'll never get over this," said Day's mother. After several days of conversations, Leverett was charged with her murder, police said. He went on to tell investigators that he was embarrassed and scared and figured that if I just killed somebody it would make all that go away and I wouldnt have to explain myself., When he spotted Milan, a 54-year-old executive at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co., running on the trail, he told investigators that he got mentally aroused, which then turned to anxiety and anger when he realized I cant have her and that she was way out of my league.. When Leverett came home on the day of the murder, he went for a walk to find "human contact" and someone to talk to, according to the court documents. Her manager at the store, Bob Kyser, said she was "really well loved.". 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William Leveretts attorneys entered a plea guilty bargain in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday for the murder of Melissa Millan. Authorities continue to investigate what theyre classifying as a domestic violence shooting at a Weatogue home in Simsbury, Conn., on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. SIMSBURY The deaths of a husband and wife on Sunday have been ruled a murder-suicide, officials said. But I never heard them fight.". Jacobson wondered about the toddler's future. She was found stabbed to death while jogging on Iron Horse Boulevard on November 20, 2014. Police are still investigating the incidents that led up to the fatal double shooting that night. Police found those notes and that same day Leverett led investigators to a barn where he threw a bloody glove. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Linda Halligan's death a homicide from gunshot wounds. A man and woman found dead in a Simsbury home Sunday died in a murder-suicide, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. I think my hands were shaking at this point. All rights reserved, High of 50 Thursday; Wintry Mix to Move in Friday Night, Plan for Canton Cannabis Dispensary Gets Approval, Avelo Says Airline Will Work to Improve Communication After NBC CT Responds Report, Hunter Accused of Killing 2 Pet Dogs in Ridgefield Appears in Court, Wintry Mix to Move in Friday Night, Snow and Sleet Accumulation Possible, Better Health: Dr. Katherine Rotker Discusses Vasectomy Procedure, NBC & Telemundo Connecticut Job Opportunities. And he always seemed so happy.". The crime went unsolved until last week, when a registered sex offender, William Leverett, walked into a church, Open Gate Ministries in Windsor Locks, and confessed. Leverett told police he did not know Millan and had never seen her prior to the moment she jogged by him. Deputy Police Chief Chris Davis said his department received a 911 call from an 18-year-old woman, who was identified as a family member from inside that residence, who witnessed the shooting and fled the home, running to a neighbor to call police. . He can be reached atdstewart@fox61.com. Davis said responding officers found Linda Halligan and carried her to an ambulance and rushed to St. Francis Hospital, where she died. Nearly four years ago, Melissa Millan, a mother of two, was brutally murdered in Connecticut while she was out on a jog. The evidence also showed that there was no possibility of ricochet and that the gun was fired about a foot away from Mitchell. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. William Winters Leverett, left, appeared in court on Monday during his arraignment for the 2014 killing of Melissa Millan in Simsbury, Conn. 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The Windsor Locks man charged with killing Simsbury mother Melissa Millan as she jogged down a busy trail in town in 2014 rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have sent him to prison for 35 years. Leverett said he was shaking and crying, and that he fled the area, the documents said. Simsbury police are investigating a shooting on Woodleigh Place in Weatogue. Posted Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 8:33 pm ET. She also cautioned him that with his rejection Tuesday the deal is permanently withdrawn. No next court date was scheduled Tuesday. Baldini agreed to reduce Downeys sentence by four years. SIMSBURY, CT Two people are dead following a domestic violence shooting in Simsbury on Sunday night, according to police. Leverett said he approached Milan around 8 p.m. in a darkened part of the trail, under a broken street light, and stabbed her in the chest, according to arrest records. Downey, 61, has worked in a variety of jobs, taken advantage of every program the correction system offers, is remorseful, and has remained sober despite the availability of drugs and other substances in prison, his lawyers told Hartford Superior Court Judge Laura F. Baldini. Co-workers at Day's job remember her as friendly and a good worker. . Simsbury police confirmed Monday that a local man fatally shot his wife and then killed himself in their home Sunday evening. WILLIAM WINTERS LEVERETT was arrested in September 2018 and charged with murder in the November 2014 homicide of Melissa Millan in Simsbury. Leverett previously pleaded not guilty in connection with Millan's death in 2018. Leverett allegedly told police he threw the knife out of his car window on a side street, the documents said. 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In an interview with investigators, Leverett said he went to the trail that night looking for human contact after attending a meeting for sex offenders in Hartford. At 8:15 p.m., police posted on Facebook that the suspect had. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. At the police station, he opened up to investigators about how the victim was "way out of my league," said his "anger escalated," and "the next thing he knew he had stabbed her in the chest," according to document. James Gill, the states chief medical examiner, on Tuesday said 57-year-old Linda Halligans death was ruled a homicide. HARTFORD, Conn. A man charged with the 2014 murder of a Simsbury mother has pleaded guilty, court documents show. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. 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Leverett told police that the day of the murder he was at a sex offender's therapy group in Hartford, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Leverett allegedly told police that when he spotted Millan, whom he did not know, he was attracted to her "physical features," the document said. "We were stunned," the church's pastor, Michael Trazinski, said Monday. Leveretts arrest in 2018 brought closure to a case that had puzzled investigators for years. The suspect had been arrested for sexual assault of a child in 2009 in Colorado and pleaded guilty in 2011, The Hartford Courant reported. The judge allowed his statements to be admitted as evidence. Leverett said he heard Milan say: Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, before she went quiet, records show. Christopher Keating is a reporter for the Hartford Courant. A Connecticut Woman Was Killed While Jogging. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. Leverett rejected the deal during a court hearing. MURDER KILLER: William W. Leverett, now 30, formerly of Windsor Locks VICTIM: Melissa J. Millan, 54, of Simsbury, a senior vice president of MassMutual WHERE AND WHEN: Evening of Nov. 20, 2014. He stated that he wanted to go for a walk along the path near Iron Horse Boulevard in hopes of finding someone to talk with, the affidavit continued. The Trazinskis, who said they met Mr. Leverett about four months after Ms. Millan was killed, said that church members were bewildered by his confession. He is remembered as a caring and compassionate person who loved the outdoors and spending time with his friends and family, according to his obituary. Day was a 2006 graduate of Canton High School. But investigators were stymied in their search for the killer, and the case only grew colder as the years passed. Dominik is currently in the custody of Day's mother, Joan Day of Canton. "I never knew their names, but it seemed like they were working. The arrest warrant detailed Leverett wrote confession letters the night of the murder. Piri, who now lives in Naples, Florida, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 1, 2019 fatal shooting, Vermont State Police said. He donated his bloody boots to a Goodwill drop box and threw the knife away in a trash compactor at work. Melchiorre told the judge that a three-year sentence reduction was appropriate, given Downeys efforts to better himself in prison and the fact the conviction for murder was his first crime. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Then, last week, a man walked into his pastors home and confessed to the crime. 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