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NJ Mom Dies Of Cancer While Fighting To See Daughter's Killer Face Justice
Janet Mary Pizzelli, a Somerville mother who became known for her fight to see her daughter’s killer face justice, has died at the age of 61, according to her obituary on the Bridgewater Funeral Home website.
Pizzelli passed away peacefully at her home in Somerville on Christmas evening, 2025, her obituary says. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Pizzelli and Janet Wright Pizzelli; brother Frank Pizzelli Jr.; and daughters Marisa Fealey and Mary Rose Fealey.
Maryrose Fealey was stabbed to death on Jan. 30, 2024, by David Shroitman, authorities said. Earlier that day, Fealey spo…
CT Dad Beats Son, 12, Dead, Threatens To Kill Teen Daughter: Police
A 52-year-old Connecticut man is accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat—and threatening to kill his teenage daughter next, authorities said.
Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., of Branford, was charged with murder with special circumstances and attempted murder following the Thursday, May 1, attack. He is being held on $3 million bond, police said.
Officers responded to a home on Hemlock Rock Road around 4 p.m., where they found the body of 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito, according to Branford Police. Esposito was arrested shortly after during a nearby traffic stop.
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