Leveretts arrest in 2018 brought closure to a case that had puzzled investigators for years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 3. SIMSBURY, CT William Leverett, a suspect in the 2014 homicide of 54-year-old Simsbury mother Melissa Millan, has pleaded guilty to her murder, court records show. Her son with Wawrzyniak is staying with Day's parents. Mark Downey, convicted of a Simsbury murder in 1992, had four years shaved off his 50-year sentence Tuesday. SIMSBURY A teen escaped a home where police say two people died in a domestic violence shooting on Sunday. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Avon. Her manager at the store, Bob Kyser, said she was "really well loved.". He was arraigned Monday, but the results were not clear. Baldini agreed to reduce Downeys sentence by four years. The arrest warrant detailed Leverett wrote confession letters the night of the murder. CT considers exonerating people convicted of witchcraft in 1600s, Connecticut could soon have a state food, pet and candy, CT-based company discloses potential foreign bribery violations. Wawrzyniak is survived by his son Dominik, his parents, Jerry and Mary Wawrzyniak, his sister, Bernadette Wawrzyniak and two brothers, Nicholas and Erik Wawrzyniak. It was especially hard for them to hear that someone they knew could do this, Ms. Trazinski said. So its not only us, but the whole community has been affected by this.. Leverett allegedly told police that when he spotted Millan, whom he did not know, he was attracted to her "physical features," the document said. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Trazinski said he and two other parishioners went with Leverett -- a church member since March 2015 -- to the Simsbury Police Department to turn himself in. Stream Live on ROKU:Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61. Jacobson wondered about the toddler's future. Leverett previously told police that on the night of Millan's death, he returned home from a sex offenders therapy group and felt lonely. Clad in a yellow jumpsuit, Leverett offered short answers to Prats questions about the deal, which Supervisory Assistant States Attorney Vicki Melchiorre said included 10 years of special parole after the 35-year prison term. 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 telephone messages around 7:30 p.m. Sunday said that those in the area should please remain inside your residences and await further information.. He has health problems, including a condition that thickens his blood and makes him more susceptible to strokes, and heart disease. 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. "We knew what we had to do. "It's such a shame," she said. The body of Roberto Fonseca-Rivera, 44, of Boston, Massachusetts, was found behind the wheel of the Katsiroubas Produce truck he had . In a statement provided to The Hartford Courant, relatives of Ms. Millan called her a loving mother, a devoted daughter, a witty and compassionate sister, a loyal friend, an intelligent, successful businesswoman and mentor to many.. 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. Doug Stewart is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. A Connecticut Woman Was Killed While Jogging. Retracing the path of controversial Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe includes many stops in Connecticut. This is a carousel. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, which was posted online by Fox 61, a local news outlet, Mr. Leverett told the police that on the night of the murder, he had come from a sex offenders therapy group. She also leaves her grandfather, Buddy Day of Canton and Tina and Sal Difabio of New Hartford. Leverett claimed that he only wanted a chance to speak with her, it continued, but that something happened and the next thing he knew he had stabbed her in the chest with a knife he was carrying.. Milan and Leverett had never met before the violent encounter, according to police. He did not go to jail but was placed on probation and the sex offender registry, the Courant said. 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. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. On September 19, 2018, Leverett walked into police headquarters and confessed to the crime in order to "rid himself of demons." 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. Tests showed it contained Milans DNA. (Kassi Jackson / Hartford Courant) SIMSBURY . He said he had blacked out, and when he realized what happened called 911 immediately, Alexander said. Downey is a different man now, Simon told the judge. James Gill, the states chief medical examiner, on Tuesday said 57-year-old Linda Halligans death was ruled a homicide. William Leverett, a convicted sex offender,. Leverett previously pleaded not guilty in connection with Millan's death in 2018. SIMSBURY, CT Two people are dead following a domestic violence shooting in Simsbury on Sunday night, according to police. Authorities continue to investigate what theyre classifying as a domestic violence shooting at a Weatogue home in Simsbury, Conn., on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. The evidence also showed that there was no possibility of ricochet and that the gun was fired about a foot away from Mitchell. Exclusive: Simsbury Police release new details in murder of MassMutual executive | fox61.com. William Winters Leverett, left, appeared in court on Monday during his arraignment for the 2014 killing of Melissa Millan in Simsbury, Conn. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Double-murder suicide in CT: PD/ Woman helps fuel restaurant biz/ Fire destroys garage/ $220K embezzlement case/ Bank access restricted. The couple prayed with Mr. Leverett. Patty Snediker stands for a portrait outside of her sister's Simsbury home on Oct. 23, 2019. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 860-658-3145. Both lives were taken when Wawrzyniak pointed a gun at Day and pulled the trigger before turning the gun on himself at the couple's apartment at The Meadows complex in the Weatogue neighborhood of Simsbury. . 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. Mr. Leverett told the police that on the night of the murder, he had written letters confessing to the crime, though he never sent them. 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Contributions can be made to the Connecticut Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111. Its a very safe community, Davis said on Sunday. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. Milan pushed Leverett away, forcing the knife out of her chest as Leverett clutched the weapon. 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 . Then, last week, a man walked into his pastors home and confessed to the crime. Leverett saw Millan on the running path and said he was immediately attracted to her physical features, according to the arrest warrant application. WILLIAM WINTERS LEVERETT was arrested in September 2018 and charged with murder in the November 2014 homicide of Melissa Millan in Simsbury. At the time of the killing, Downey told police he was sitting on the floor cleaning the rifle when he dropped the gun and it discharged, killing Mitchell. Then he asked them if they remembered the story of Ms. Millan, who was found on Iron Horse Boulevard in Simsbury with a single stab wound in her chest around 8 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2014, and later pronounced dead at a hospital. 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. Have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? 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The jury discounted Downeys claim that the shooting was accidental. SIMSBURY The deaths of a husband and wife on Sunday have been ruled a murder-suicide, officials said. "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. Leverett was on probation after a conviction of child sex assault in Colorado in 2011. 00:02 04:00. Prats said it is unclear when his case will go before a jury because trials have been placed on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melissa Millan, 54, was stabbed to death while jogging in November 2014. Tara O'Neill was formerly a breaking news reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Leverett returns to court on Oct. 9, according to the Courant. Trending Watch 24/7 NBC CT Weather Blog 70 Years of NBC Connecticut NBC CT's The Connection CT Live . Wawrzyniak, devastated by her family's loss, said she was not ready to speak about the tragedy. He went to walk along the path near Iron Horse Boulevard in hopes of finding someone to talk with. Two people have died. In October 2020, Leverett was offered a 35-year prison sentence and 10 years parole in a plea deal. The investigation is active and information will be provided when possible, police said. "They were unable to make contact with any occupants, but they heard the sound of a crying baby inside.". 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. We were just in shock and heartbroken, and we really couldnt believe it because we could never even imagine that he could do something like this., Mr. Trazinski added: After that, we said, Well, you know what you need to do. He said, Yeah, I know Ive got to turn myself in.. 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. Mr. Leverett went to the Suffield, Conn., apartment of Mike and Colette Trazinski, founders and co-pastors of a small church, on Sept. 19. And he always seemed so happy.". Investigating officers eventually found 59-year-old Bernard Halligan Jr. dead in the garage of the home, Davis said. Ms. Trazinski told Mr. Leverett that she remembered hearing reports of the crime. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. The night of the killing, he was at a sex offenders support group meeting in Hartford. 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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. "Perhaps it was a misinterpretation and they meant his grandfather," Wawrzyniak told Simsbury Patch. 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. The former Windsor Locks man who rejected a plea bargain this week in the murder of a female jogger on a Simsbury Greenway path in 2014 won't . 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. Officers were called to the scene late Sunday afternoon. The manner of death for her husband, 59-year-old Bernard Halligan Jr., was ruled a suicide. That poor boy's going to have a terrible time. 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. Leverett pleaded. Friends may call at the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main Street, Route 4, Unionville on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the Ahern Funeral Home at 1 pm with the Rev. The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers services and advocates 24/7 by visiting CTSafeConnect.org or calling or texting 888-774-2900. Leverett told police he did not know Millan and had never seen her prior to the moment she jogged by him. Where are Connecticut's most and least walkable areas? Day and Wawrzyniak knew each other from attending Canton High School together, according to Day's mother, who lives in Canton. 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. Since his arrest and subsequent conviction for the killing of Cynthia Mitchell 26 years ago, Mark Downey has been a model prisoner and turned his life around, his lawyers told a Hartford judge on Tuesday. He always looked happy and I never heard them argue. He said he wiped the blood off the boots he wore that night and continued to wear them for several months before donating them to a Goodwill, the document said. Visit us online at www.foothillsmediagroup.com, or on facebook.com/foothillsmediagroup. SIMSBURY -- A young Simsbury couple died Wednesday evening, the apparent victims of a murder-suicide. Co-workers at Day's job remember her as friendly and a good worker. Funeral arrangements for both Wawrzyniak and Day have been set for this week. We want to hear from you! Leverett rejected the deal during a court hearing. No next court date was scheduled Tuesday. Leverett will be sentenced on May 3. Her homicide case went unsolved for nearly four years. "It's very sad. "It was here until about 5 a.m.," she said. Millan was found dead along Iron Horse Boulevard in Simsbury, about 11 miles northwest of. She also cautioned him that with his rejection Tuesday the deal is permanently withdrawn. At 8:15 p.m., police posted on Facebook that the suspect had. 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/nyregion/confess-cold-case-murder-connecticut-jogger.html. Leverett allegedly said "he began thinking about a possible interaction with her," but became "anxious, realizing that 'I (Leverett) can't have her' and that 'she's way out of my league," the documents said. On the night of Sept. 19, the parents of Elizabeth Day, 24, and Michael Wawrzyniak, 25, received a devastating call from police. Its not clear how that will impact his release date, which is now estimated to be February 2030. 'Something happened' and the next thing he knew he had stabbed her in the chest with a knife he was carrying. "We were stunned," the church's pastor, Michael Trazinski, said Monday. At the time of the crime, Simon said, Downey had a very serious alcohol problem, and to my mind thats why this crime happened.. 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. Mr. Leverett went to the Simsbury Police Department that night and was interviewed by the police for more than four hours. The killing of Melissa Millan in 2014 shocked the town of Simsbury, Conn. An insurance executive and mother of two, Ms. Millan, 54, was stabbed while jogging and was found bloodied on a boulevard. But investigators were stymied in their search for the killer, and the case only grew colder as the years passed. 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. "I was sitting in my living room, watching baseball on television, when I heard the voices," she said. Leverett also led police to a barn where he threw a bloody glove. (Simsbury Police Department) SIMSBURY, CT William Leverett, a suspect in the 2014 homicide of 54-year-old Simsbury mother Melissa Millan, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of. FOLLOW US ONTWITTER,FACEBOOK&INSTAGRAM, Example video title will go here for this video. Police have not yet provided an update in the investigation as of Tuesday. 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. Linda Halligan, 57, and 59-year-old Bernard Halligan, Jr., were found. Id like to see him released alive, Simon said. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. 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. At 8:15 p.m., police posted on Facebook that the suspect had been located and there is no threat to community. Downey testified that he could not remember what happened the night of the shooting, Alexander said. I was drunk.. 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 referred to Ms. Millan as way out of my league, the affidavit said, and became angry and went into a frenzy., Mr. He moved to Simsbury. Leverett allegedly told police he threw the knife out of his car window on a side street, the documents said. "Above all he cherished spending time with his beloved son Dominik, who was the joy of his life," Michael Wawrzyniak's obituary said. Milan was found with fatal stab wounds on a busy trail along Iron Horse Boulevard on Nov. 14, 2014. 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. "She will be forever loved and missed," the obituary said. Officers received a call about a reported shooting at a. William Leverett will be sentenced to prison in May for the death of Melissa Millan. Their relationship was not working out, and Beth was trying to move back home with us.". He also noted that before the case went to trial, Downey rejected a variety of plea offers that would have had him plead guilty to manslaughter and receive a lesser sentence. I think my hands were shaking at this point. HARTFORD, Conn. A man charged with the 2014 murder of a Simsbury mother has pleaded guilty, court documents show. ', Second winter storm could hit parts of CT Friday, National Weather Service says, 'Saturday Night Live' skit with Woody Harrelson takes place at Naval Submarine Base New London, Los Charros Cantina closes in Essex, will relocate to Branford, CT girls basketball top performers (Feb. 28), 5 CT companies hiring for 100 or more positions, CT DOT faces criticism following overnight tree-cutting: 'Who'd you notify before you went and cut it? He appeared before Superior Court Judge Shelia M. Prats via a video link from the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. William Leverett's attorneys entered a plea guilty bargain in Hartford Superior Court on. 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.. SIMSBURY -- A young Simsbury couple died Wednesday evening, the apparent victims of a murder-suicide. The judge told Downey that he has used his time in prison wisely, but at the same time she said she could not overlook that he took a life. Bernard Halligan, Jr.'s death was ruled a s. Friends and neighbors are grieving after a murder-suicide involving a couple in Simsbury. Leveretts confession to authorities came after he confided in a small group from his Windsor Locks church that he had slain the woman in 2014. On the night of Sept. 19, the parents of. Beth Day and Michael Wawrzyniak, who lived at the Meadows Apartments, 71 Hopmeadow St . Scot Allyn can be reached by e-mail at sallyn@registercitizen.com or by phone at 860-489-3121, Ext. 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. "They were so young, and I just saw them the other day with their baby," Peterson said. Little was said publicly about the killing in the years after Milans death, but police and town officials had once offered a $40,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. 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. 3. pointed a gun at Day and pulled the trigger, reported that Dominik's father was still active in his life. The killing of Melissa Millan in 2014 shocked the town of Simsbury, Conn. An insurance executive and mother of two, Ms. Millan, 54, was stabbed while jogging and was found bloodied on a. At their urging, Leverett went to the police department to turn himself in. 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. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. According to the affidavit, Mr. Leverett told the police that when he came home from the therapy group, nobody was there, not even the dog, and he was lonely.. 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. Simon and DeCaprio argued that their client was too drunk at the time to realize the effect of his statements to police. Millan was a 54-year-old mother of two, and an insurance executive. 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. I used to see them pushing him in a stroller that looked like a truck. Day leaves behind her parents Jimmy and Joanie (Anasoulis) Day, of Canton, her brother, Jim and her sister, Stephanie. William Leverette, a convicted sex offender, walked into Simsbury CT police department and confessed to killing Melissa Millan in 2014. 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. He is being held with bail set at $2 million. 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. The man accused of fatally stabbing an insurance company executive while she was running on a trail in Simsbury pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday. William. Gill said they each died from a gunshot wound. Last week, investigators found Mr. Leveretts handwritten letters from 2014 which referred to a serious crime, but not a murder specifically and the glove in the barn, which was entered as evidence, the authorities said. Prats told Leverett that with his rejection, the case will go to a jury trial, which exposes him to a sentence ranging from 25 years to life if he is found guilty. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Linda Halligan's death a homicide from gunshot wounds. Email us atnewsteam@fox61.com. According to a police affidavit, he told the authorities that he had spotted the woman while she was jogging and was attracted to her, but went into a frenzy as he approached her, and then stabbed her. The shootings happened at around. He can be reached atdstewart@fox61.com. Then he confessed to us that he did it, she said in an interview on Wednesday. It was the nature of the injury and the nature of the weapon involved.. He had been held on a $2 million bond. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. William Leverett, a convicted sex offender, is accused of killing 54-year-old Melissa Millan in November 2014. 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. 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