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Newtown HS Grad Back In Connecticut To Face Murder, Kidnapping, Other Charges Newtown HS Grad Back In Connecticut To Face Murder, Kidnapping, Other Charges
Newtown HS Grad Back In Connecticut To Face Murder, Kidnapping, Other Charges A former Fairfield County high school football standout charged with the murders of two people, kidnapping a woman, and other crimes, is under suicide watch after being returned to Connecticut to face charges.  Peter Manfredonia, 23, a UConn senior and 2015 Newtown High School graduate who was the subject of a national manhunt, was returned to the state from Maryland where he was captured after the rampage that began on Friday, May 22, in Willington, Connecticut, said Connecticut State Police. During an arraignment on murder charges on Friday, June 12 for the Willington killing of an e…

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College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended
College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended A college student from Fairfield County wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping been apprehended. Peter Manfredonia, 23, a 2015 Newtown High School graduate, was apprehended in Hagerstown, Maryland Wednesday night, May 27 after five days on the run. Connecticut State Police announced it was at the scene in Maryland and said there were "no injuries to any law enforcement personnel or Manfredonia." More information will be provided on Thursday, May 28, Connecticut state police said. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State
Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State Click here for an updated story: College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended The search for the college student wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping has now stretched to a new state. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22, nvestigators have followed the trail of 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia through northern New Jersey and the Poconos in Pennsylvania. Police said on Wednesday, May 27 that a man matching his description took a ride-hailing service to the Hagerstown, Maryland, area. Manfredonia, a 20…

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by Joe Lombardi