The boss of a well-known clothing store killed his wife before setting himself alight in a murder-suicide, an inquest was told.
12.05.2022 - 00:37 / perezhilton.com
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A Connecticut man has been found guilty of killing his wife after impregnating another woman nearly seven years ago, and a Fitbit is the main reason police were able to identify him as a suspect!
On Tuesday, jurors in Rockville Superior Court found Richard Debate guilty of all three charges against him — murder, tampering with evidence, and making a false statement to authorities, according to the Associated Press. This came after a 5-week trial in which prosecutors theorized that he killed his wife Connie Dabate, 39, so that he could avoid a possible divorce after getting another woman pregnant.
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The devastating death occurred six years ago on December 23, 2015. At the time, Richard claimed that a 6-foot-2-inch intruder broke into their home, tortured him, and shot and killed Connie, according to an arrest warrant obtained by People.
According to the husband, he took his two sons to the bus stop but then returned home to get a “work shirt.” He left for work at around 8:30 a.m. and his wife was still there getting ready for a fitness class at the YMCA. Data on her Fitbit showed that she left the home at 8:46 a.m. Richard then claimed he returned home at around 9 a.m. because he forgot his laptop. He also received a text alert that his house alarm had been activated. Via his arrest warrant, he claimed he encountered a masked intruder in all camouflage (including gloves). This person supposedly “manhandled” him and even began torturing him with a blowtorch while he was tied down to a chair. He also claimed that he was stabbed with a boxcutter.
Dabate told police that he had started to fight the intruder when they heard Connie arrive home.
The boss of a well-known clothing store killed his wife before setting himself alight in a murder-suicide, an inquest was told.
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