news jury finds perpetrator guilty petit murder 
 joshua komisarjevsky guilty thursday role 2007 conneticut home invasion jennifer hawke petit 48 hayley petit 17 michaela petit 11 murdered ruling makes eligible death penalty according cnn

hayley petit â­— daughter william petit ’78 survived attack — matriculated class 2011

after week long trial komisarjevsky guilty 17 charges including counts murder counts kidnapping charges burglary arson assault according cnn

william petit spoke outside new haven conn courtroom following trial saying “very pleased 17 17 guilty chargesâ€ according abc news

steven hayes komisarjevsky’s accomplice convicted oct 5 2010 capital crimes 10 11 crimes charged hayes currently awaiting dealth penalty cnn reported

in 2010 hayes’ lawyer claimed extensive media coverage political nature trial influenced jury’s decision previous supreme court cases indicated death sentences overturned bias shown played role sentencing according associated seen federal execution 1960 — michael ross 2005 rape murder young girls ross executed connecticut joseph taborsky robbery murder 17 1960

the prosecution claimed hayes komisarjevsky entered petit home july 23 2007 attacked william petit baseball bat tying raped strangled petit’s wife molested daughters set house fleeing according cnn petit’s daughters died smoke inhalation william petit able escape according cnn

defense attorney jeramiah donovan said komisarjevsky “did intend dieâ€ closing arguments tuesday’s trial referred client “damaged manâ€ attributing attack client’s psychological problems “poor decision making skillsâ€ originated history childhood sexual abuse drug raped foster brother age victim domestic abuse abc news reported komisarjevsky’s family appeared court verdict

as result thursday’s convictions komisarjevsky eligible death penalty according abc news oct 24 hearing determine receive capital said perpetrators’ attack family partly “sexual predationâ€ abc news huge plague violence women country worldâ€ petit said interview abc news “i thought thousand times different i sons opposed petit founded petit family foundation honor memories daughters wife “continue kindness idealism activism defined livesâ€ according foundation’s website foundation aims support efforts protect help victims violence chronic illnesses help educate young people especially women gary nicholson defense attorney walter bansley did respond requests press time

