Episode 82: Trapped at Home: The Petit Family Murders Part 1

On July 23, 2007, Jennifer Hawke-Petit walked into her local bank and alerted the teller that she and her family were being held hostage by two men who were forcing her to withdraw money. The bank called the police, but as they were on the phone Jennifer went back outside and left with her captor. Soon, the Petit home was found on fire, with the bodies of Jennifer and her two daughters inside. The investigation was short—police saw the captors fleeing the property and arrested them immediately. But the big question was why would anybody commit such a horrible crime? Sources: The Cheshire Murders Cheshire, Connecticut, home invasion murders, 10 years later https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/thisweekinconnecticut/this-week-in-ct-a-conversation-with-dr-bill-petit/ https://tinyurl.com/2k2e65cn https://tinyurl.com/mrx7vfb4 https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/michaela-petit-obituary?id=6581793 https://www.petitfamilyfoundation.org/news_archive/20070727-Petit_remembered_as_an_athlete,_role_model.html https://www.courant.com/community/cheshire-home-invasion/hc-cheshire-home-invasion-trial-0912-20100911-story.html https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2010-10-23-hc-josh-rants-1023-20101023-story.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/petit-murder-trial-steven-hayes-diary-joshua-komisarjevsky/story?id=11916557 Special thanks to: Matthew Lee Schipper, for editing and music production Come hang out with us! Facebook Instagram Twitter To get exclusive content and merch, become a Soaker, a Super Soaker, or a Bath Bomber at our Patreon! Remember to self-care & prepare! We’ll catch you next time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bodypartspod/support