United States of True Crime: Connecticut

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Connecticut history. True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes. The cases included in this book: Steven Hayes & Joshua Komisarjevski: Followed a mother and her eleven-year-old daughter in a horrific attack that left only the father of the family alive Amy Archer-Gilligan: Systematically poisoned at least five elderly men in her care Fotis Dulos: Suspected of murdering his missing wife, whose body has never been recovered Michael Ross: Serial killer responsible for the death of eight women and the last person executed in the state of Connecticut The Unsolved Disappearance of William "Billy" Smolinski Jr.: Thirty-one-year-old man missing almost two decades. His family lobbied for national changes in missing persons protocol Bonnie Foreshaw: Convicted of the murder of a pregnant women but granted clemency Qinxuan Pan: Charged with the shooting death of a Yale student in an unrequited love triangle William Devin Howell: Serial killer who lived with the bodies of his victims in his van Michael Skakel: Convicted of murdering his fifteen-year-old neighbor but released after a Supreme Court decision La Amistad Mutiny and Court Case: Kidnapped Africans killed the crew of the slave ship, and the precedent-setting case played out in the Supreme Court