MURDERED: Petit Family

The Petit family was living an idyllic life in an idyllic Connecticut town until a trip to the local grocery store one evening in the Summer of 2007. The family was spotted by a man with ill intentions and stalked all the way home. Later, they endured a horrific night of terror.  This case is also known as the Cheshire Murders as the beloved family's untimely murder effected the town of Chesire, CT deeply. Follow us on instagram @themurderdiariespod or email us at [email protected] Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Resources HBO Docu - The Cheshire murders (2013)  People Magazine Investigates – Season 2, Episode 4.   Wiki: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hawke-929  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire,_Connecticut,_home_invasion_murders#cite_note-JENNIFER-52  Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/hayley-petit-obituary?pid=118862380  Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/butlereagle/name/hayley-petit-obituary?pid=91594251  Article: http://www.countytimes.com/community/dartmouth-colleges-new-life-sciences-center-honors-the-memories-of-the-wife-and-children-of/article_dcd673ea-740e-5fce-8910-039b3c6b0bf0.html  Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/jennifer-hawke-petit-obituary?pid=91512044  Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/nyregion/07slay.html  Memorial Garden article/ Pictures: https://www.nhregister.com/news/slideshow/PHOTOS-Petit-Memorial-Garden-164661.php  Article: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/community/a-new-memorial-the-petit-family-cheshire-ct/520-6c0a9805-1afd-4f08-92d3-7a41cf61409c  Article: https://nypost.com/2013/07/23/police-errors-may-have-caused-victims-their-lives-in-ct-home-invade-horror/  Article: https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Joshua-Komisarjevsky-once-sentenced-to-death-in-11321289.php  Article: https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/connecticut-abolishes-the-death-penalty.aspx  Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/steven-hayes-cheshire-transgender.html  Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/08/13/connecticut-supreme-court-says-the-death-penalty-is-unconstitutional-banning-it-for-remaining-inmates-on-death-row/ Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices