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Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that.  Related: Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: DA Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …
Man From Region Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say Man From Region Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say
Man From Region Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say A 57-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in connection with the murder of his estranged wife. Hartford County resident Wilkid Valcinord, of East Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, June 27 by East Harford Police. On Sunday, June 18, East Hartford officers responded to a welfare check at 10 Martin Circle and found Andra Valcinord dead inside the home, said Officer Marc Caruso, of the East Hartford Police.  Over the last several days, East Hartford detectives worked in conjunction with the state crime lab, Hartford States Attorney’s Office, and other law enforcement …
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker 'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker It took 45 years for police to identify the woman known only as the "Granby Girl," and now a group of people online want to make sure people never forget it.   Related: Police ID The 'Granby Girl' 45 Years After Her Body Was Discovered The body of Patricia Ann Tucker was found in November 1978. She had been shot in the head and dragged off a logging road in Granby. For years, her grave was only marked by a simple white cross. In 1998, a group of people raised the money to get a tombstone for her resting place that read "Unknown." This headstone was erected in the late 90s for the "Gran…