Episode 2: The Cheshire Murders

Today I will be telling the tragic story of the Petit family. This is the infamous Cheshire Murder story of a home invasion gone terribly wrong. Dr Bill Petit, his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit and two daughters Hayley and Michaela are all held hostage throughout the night. The ordeal ends in sexual assualt, murder, and arson. Listen in to hear why this case made legal history and why it changed Cheshire, Connecticut forever. Sources include:

HBO Documentary, "The Cheshire Murders"

People Magazine Investigates, "Connecticut Horror Story"

In the Middle of the Night, by Brian McDonald

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-rejects-appeal-killer-home-invasion-77043531

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hayes-steven.htm#:~:text=Hayes%20is%20an%20inmate%20of,row%20for%20men%2C%20in%20Somers.

https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Steven-Hayes-once-on-death-row-for-Cheshire-11331738.php

https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/5/1/cheshire-home-invasion-murders

https://www.ranker.com/list/cheshire-murders-facts/cat-mcauliffe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire,_Connecticut,_home_invasion_murders#Victims