GUILTY CT - Matthew, Janet, Kenneth Lindquist & dog, mutilated, died in house fire, Griswold, 19 Dec 2017

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The former girlfriend of Sergio Correa, a Hartford man accused of a triple murder in Griswold, testified Thursday that her boyfriend told her “he did the dad” and that his sister, Ruth Correa, “did the mom," saying she also saw firearms in their vehicle at the time of the December 2017 slayings.

When she talked with her boyfriend about the night Matthew Lindquist, 21, Kenneth Lindquist, 56, and Janet Lindquist, 61, were killed, Tanisha Vicento testified, “[Sergio] told me to stay away from Ruth, that she is crazy, and that he did the dad and she did the mom.”

“I didn’t really understand that but I watched the news... there was a big fire,” Vicento testified in Superior Court in New London during a probable cause hearing for Sergio Correa.
Former girlfriend of Griswold triple murder suspect tells judge she saw 'two long guns’ in trunk of car the day after December 2017 slayings

 

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Correa's trial in New London Superior Court is tentatively scheduled to take place in March, with Judge Arthur C. Hadden presiding. A jury of 12 regular members and several alternates will be selected to hear the case.

Correa has pleaded not guilty to murder with special circumstances, three counts of felony murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree arson, second-degree arson and home invasion. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

He and his adopted sister Ruth, who is also incarcerated, are charged with killing Janet, Kenneth and Matthew Lindquist and torching the family home in the Kenwood Estates subdivision. State police said Sergio Correa made a deal with Matthew Lindquist to burglarize the family home in exchange for drugs, but the siblings instead went on a killing spree, stabbing Matthew Lindquist and leaving his body in a nearby wooded area before going to the family home and viciously killing the parents and family dog.

Ruth Correa, charged with the same crimes as Sergio, is cooperating with the state and is expected to receive a 40-year prison sentence.

Correa headed to March trial in Griswold triple murder

 

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wow, this was brutal.

 

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Accused killer loses an argument that the coronavirus court shutdown is trampling speedy trial rights, but raises questions about how quickly the state judiciary can resume critical operations

There was little surprise Wednesday in Kwak’s denial of the speedy trial motion. Earlier in the hearing in Superior Court in New London, he told Correa’s lawyers he was uncertain whether he could schedule an evidentiary hearing in the case — a hearing that would involve calling about four witnesses into a courtroom, and questioning them before the judge one at a time.

Kwak tentatively scheduled a hearing, but said he would have to clear the proceeding with the court administration. He said it “was not certain” whether an evidentiary hearing would be possible.

Correa appeared at the hearing Wednesday on a television screen, by way of a video hook-up. About a dozen others — lawyers, court personnel, relatives, reporters, spectators — were scattered, socially distanced, around the courtroom.

 

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Judicial officials identify potential site for Sergio Correa murder trial

The judge has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Oct. 14 on defense motions to suppress, or keep from the jury, several items of evidence, including cellphone and internet records.

 

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From October:

Suppression hearing underway in Griswold home invasion, murder case

 

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jury selection is scheduled to start on June 22 — the state's judicial website also lists that date — with at least a six-week trial to follow. The evidentiary side of the proceedings has been set for Nov. 8.

Griswold triple-murder trial jury selection scheduled to begin in June

 

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Griswold triple-murder trial pushed to Nov. 12 for new juror selection

After a months-long process, 12 jurors and six alternates were selected in September. But four of those individuals were recently excused by Judge Hunchu Kwak for “good cause,” Correa’s lawyer, Joseph Lopez, said on Thursday.

 

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Family hopes trial of Sergio Correa may finally bring answers four years after heinous Griswold triple murder

 

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No verdict after day two of jury deliberations in Correa murder trial

 

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Suspect in Griswold Triple Murder Found Guilty on 13 Counts: Court Official

 

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Correa siblings to be sentenced on same day

Sergio and Ruth Correa, the Hartford siblings convicted in a 2017 triple murder in Griswold, now are scheduled to be sentenced on the same day.

On May 3, they will appear in New London Superior Court. Both were found guilty last year in the killings of Kenneth, Janet and Matthew Lindquist during one of the most brutal crime sprees in recent Connecticut history.

 

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Siblings Sergio and Ruth Correa sentenced for Griswold family murders

By the end of the day, 30-year-old Sergio Correawas sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release – along with an additional 105 years - and his adopted sister Ruth Correa was led out of court to begin serving a 40-year plea-negotiated sentence.

 

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Siblings Dealt Stiff Sentences After Adoptive Sister Incriminates Herself and Brother in Connecticut Murder Case