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Manhunt Ends: Arrest Made In Double-Murder Of Bloomfield Brothers Manhunt Ends: Arrest Made In Double-Murder Of Bloomfield Brothers
Manhunt Ends: Arrest Made In Double-Murder Of Bloomfield Brothers A manhunt with a $5,000 reward has come to a close after the suspect in a Bloomfield double-murder turned himself in to police on Thursday, Aug. 6. Russell T. Smith, of Windsor, has been charged with two counts of murder and is being held in lieu of a $5 million bond, Bloomfield police said. Smith went to the Bloomfield police station at around 7:30 a.m. Smith is being charged in connection with the Feb. 22 murder of brothers Aaron Walker and Franklin Spencer (pictured). On that day, at around 1 a.m., Bloomfield police responded to a shooting outside of Elizabeth’s Bar and Restaurant on Par…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police
Alleged Double-Homicide Accomplice Is Charged With Helping Suspect Escape Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested for helping the suspect in a double-homicide investigation stay on the run. Shakela Marie Holley, 48, was arrested Aug. 3 in Bloomfield and charged with four counts of hindering prosecution second degree, police said. Police did not specify where Holley lives, but she has an address in New Britain listed on various online directories. She is being held on a $500,000 cash bond. Holley allegedly has been helping Russell T. Smith, of Windsor, avoid police capture by providing him with ongoing financial assistance, police said. Smith is a suspect in the …

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by Kristin Palpini
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$5,000 Reward: 'Ladies Man' Is Suspect In Double-Murder Of CT Brothers $5,000 Reward: 'Ladies Man' Is Suspect In Double-Murder Of CT Brothers
$5,000 Reward: 'Ladies Man' Is Suspect In Double-Murder Of CT Brothers A $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help police track down a double-murder suspect. Russell T. Smith, of Windsor, is suspected in the killing of two brothers outside of a Bloomfield bar on Saturday, Feb. 22, police said. The brothers who died are Aaron Walker, of Windsor, and Franklin Spencer, of East Hartford. Smith faces two murder charges. Court has set bail at $5 million. Smith is 5’10” and weighs 180 lbs., police said. He is black, is bald or has short hair. The suspect “fancies himself a ladies man” police noted, and said he could be staying with friends or family in…

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by Kristin Palpini