Nearly four years ago, Melissa Millan, a mother of two, was brutally murdered in Connecticut while she was out on a jog. Mr. Leverett said that Ms. Millan fell onto the road and that he thought he heard her say, Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, before he drove off in his car, according to the affidavit. "I'm here to turn myself in for the murder on Iron Horse Boulevard almost 4 years ago," he allegedly told police, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. After several days of conversations, Leverett was charged with her murder, police said. Day leaves behind her parents Jimmy and Joanie (Anasoulis) Day, of Canton, her brother, Jim and her sister, Stephanie. He said he wiped the blood off the boots he wore that night and continued to wear them for several months before donating them to a Goodwill, the document said. Baldini agreed to reduce Downeys sentence by four years. He moved to Simsbury. No next court date was scheduled Tuesday. The killing of Melissa Millan in 2014 shocked the town of Simsbury, Conn. An insurance executive and mother of two, Ms. Millan, 54, was stabbed while jogging and was found bloodied on a boulevard. The suspect had been arrested for sexual assault of a child in 2009 in Colorado and pleaded guilty in 2011, The Hartford Courant reported. In a statement provided to The Hartford Courant, relatives of Ms. Millan called her a loving mother, a devoted daughter, a witty and compassionate sister, a loyal friend, an intelligent, successful businesswoman and mentor to many.. "It's unbelievably hard. Then, last week, a man walked into his pastors home and confessed to the crime. We never would have expected this.". Nicholas Boulter. Retracing the path of controversial Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe includes many stops in Connecticut. Co-workers at Day's job remember her as friendly and a good worker. Yes, I do, your honor, Leverett responded. Elizabeth, or "Beth" as she was known by those close to her, is remembered as a loving mother of her 14-month-old son Dominik, a talented student, and a valued employee at Ocean State Job Lot where she worked for six years, according to her obituary. MURDER KILLER: William W. Leverett, now 30, formerly of Windsor Locks VICTIM: Melissa J. Millan, 54, of Simsbury, a senior vice president of MassMutual WHERE AND WHEN: Evening of Nov. 20, 2014. Trending Watch 24/7 NBC CT Weather Blog 70 Years of NBC Connecticut NBC CT's The Connection CT Live . Funeral arrangements for both Wawrzyniak and Day have been set for this week. Mr. Leverett went to the Simsbury Police Department that night and was interviewed by the police for more than four hours. (Simsbury Police Department) SIMSBURY, CT William Leverett, a suspect in the 2014 homicide of 54-year-old Simsbury mother Melissa Millan, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of. He was employed at a pest control business in East Granby, Michael's Carpenter Ant and Termite Services, at the time of his death. Mark Downey, convicted of a Simsbury murder in 1992, had four years shaved off his 50-year sentence Tuesday. The lawyers initially asked for a 20-year reduction of his sentence, but scaled that back to five years. Leverett told police that the day of the murder he was at a sex offender's therapy group in Hartford, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. They were a young couple with a little boy. Anyone can read what you share. Wawrzyniak is survived by his son Dominik, his parents, Jerry and Mary Wawrzyniak, his sister, Bernadette Wawrzyniak and two brothers, Nicholas and Erik Wawrzyniak. We want to hear from you! Its not clear how that will impact his release date, which is now estimated to be February 2030. RELATED: Suspect in 2014 Simsbury murder pleads not guilty. FOLLOW US ONTWITTER,FACEBOOK&INSTAGRAM, Example video title will go here for this video. Milan and Leverett had never met before the violent encounter, according to police. She had gone out for a run the night before. The investigation is active and information will be provided when possible, police said. Leverett pleaded. Leverett also led police to a barn where he threw a bloody glove. M. Fred Decaprio and Ken Simon first thanked prosecutor Vicki Melchiorre for agreeing to consider their request for a sentence modification, then made their argument to Baldini. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 3. The judge told Downey that he has used his time in prison wisely, but at the same time she said she could not overlook that he took a life. Leverett, 27, of Windsor Locks, who is a registered sex offender, was charged with one count of murder. Milan pushed Leverett away, forcing the knife out of her chest as Leverett clutched the weapon. James Gill, the states chief medical examiner, on Tuesday said 57-year-old Linda Halligans death was ruled a homicide. SIMSBURY A teen escaped a home where police say two people died in a domestic violence shooting on Sunday. Tests showed it contained Milans DNA. But Assistant States Attorney Joan Alexander argued that Downey, an expert marksman and gun enthusiast, indicated immediately after the shooting that he wanted to cooperate with police and never said he was too drunk to answer questions. SIMSBURY -- A young Simsbury couple died Wednesday evening, the apparent victims of a murder-suicide. Beth Day and Michael Wawrzyniak, who lived at the Meadows Apartments, 71 Hopmeadow St . Leverett said he was shaking and crying, and that he fled the area, the documents said. "Officers from Avon and Simsbury assembled to make contact with the occupants of the apartment," Boulter wrote. Leverett was on probation after a conviction of child sex assault in Colorado in 2011. Residents received two automatic telephone calls from the police that said officers were investigating in the area of Woodleigh Place and Stillwood Chase, a residential neighborhood where homes often have more than one acre of property and cost in the range of $700,000. A registered sex offender from Windsor Locks, CT - 27-year-old William Leverett is charged with murdering insurance executive Melissa Milan in Simsbury nearly 4 years ago. Last week, investigators found Mr. Leveretts handwritten letters from 2014 which referred to a serious crime, but not a murder specifically and the glove in the barn, which was entered as evidence, the authorities said. The manner of death for her husband, 59-year-old Bernard Halligan Jr., was ruled a suicide. Their relationship was not working out, and Beth was trying to move back home with us.". Stream Live on ROKU:Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61. CT considers exonerating people convicted of witchcraft in 1600s, Connecticut could soon have a state food, pet and candy, CT-based company discloses potential foreign bribery violations. In December 1994, a Hartford Superior Court jury took a little more than two days to convict Downey, then 38, of murder in the death of Mitchell, who was 39, on March 29, 1992. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. Records from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation show that Mr. Leverett was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 2009, when he lived in Colorado. Both were. She was found stabbed to death while jogging on Iron Horse Boulevard on November 20, 2014. Leverett previously pleaded not guilty in connection with Millan's death in 2018. Gill said they each died from a gunshot wound. (Kassi Jackson / Hartford Courant) SIMSBURY . "I just turned up the television.". He also said that he had washed the blood from his clothes and tried to toss a pair of gloves into the rafters of a barn. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Police tailed Simsbury cold case murder suspect after confession. Police found those notes and that same day Leverett led investigators to a barn where he threw a bloody glove. Wawrzyniak, devastated by her family's loss, said she was not ready to speak about the tragedy. When officers forced their way into the apartment, they found Day and Wawrzyniak dead, and their child uninjured. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The couple prayed with Mr. Leverett. Davis classified the incident as a domestic violence shooting. Leverett said he approached Milan around 8 p.m. in a darkened part of the trail, under a broken street light, and stabbed her in the chest, according to arrest records. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. No additional information was available. The Trazinskis, who said they met Mr. Leverett about four months after Ms. Millan was killed, said that church members were bewildered by his confession. "We knew what we had to do. He came home, felt lonely, went for a drive, spotted Millan jogging and said he got mentally aroused by her physical features before realizing she was, way out of my league., He got angry purposely ran into Millan took out a knife and plunged it into her chest as Millan fell back saying Oh my God.. At the time of the killing, Downey told police he was sitting on the floor cleaning the rifle when he dropped the gun and it discharged, killing Mitchell. "We were stunned," the church's pastor, Michael Trazinski, said Monday. ', Second winter storm could hit parts of CT Friday, National Weather Service says, 'Saturday Night Live' skit with Woody Harrelson takes place at Naval Submarine Base New London, Los Charros Cantina closes in Essex, will relocate to Branford, CT girls basketball top performers (Feb. 28), 5 CT companies hiring for 100 or more positions, CT DOT faces criticism following overnight tree-cutting: 'Who'd you notify before you went and cut it? Leveretts confession to authorities came after he confided in a small group from his Windsor Locks church that he had slain the woman in 2014. She also leaves her grandfather, Buddy Day of Canton and Tina and Sal Difabio of New Hartford. Simsbury police investigating a shooting in, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Welcome to the new courant.com: Whats changed, FAQs and more, Simsbury police investigating a shooting in Weatogue, CT continues to prosecute some marijuana cases despite legalization, Madina Academy raises funds for Turkey, Syria earthquake relief, CT still borrowing to pay off debt, but some are pushing back, $122 million spending plan proposed for Simsbury, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. William Leveretts attorneys entered a plea guilty bargain in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday for the murder of Melissa Millan. William Winters Leverett, left, appeared in court on Monday during his arraignment for the 2014 killing of Melissa Millan in Simsbury, Conn. Melchiorre told the judge that a three-year sentence reduction was appropriate, given Downeys efforts to better himself in prison and the fact the conviction for murder was his first crime. These types of incidents can happen anywhere.. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. He has health problems, including a condition that thickens his blood and makes him more susceptible to strokes, and heart disease. Clad in a yellow jumpsuit, Leverett offered short answers to Prats questions about the deal, which Supervisory Assistant States Attorney Vicki Melchiorre said included 10 years of special parole after the 35-year prison term. Investigators returned to the site of the killing on a number of occasions to look for evidence, once calling in FBI experts to help with the search. Authorities released a gut-wrenching video on Wednesday that shows a Connecticut man entering a police department lobby and confessing to a brutal murder. "She will be forever loved and missed," the obituary said. "It's such a shame," she said. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Downey, 61, has worked in a variety of jobs, taken advantage of every program the correction system offers, is remorseful, and has remained sober despite the availability of drugs and other substances in prison, his lawyers told Hartford Superior Court Judge Laura F. Baldini. Leverett allegedly told police he threw the knife out of his car window on a side street, the documents said. William Leverett's attorneys entered a plea guilty bargain in Hartford Superior Court on. "I was sitting in my living room, watching baseball on television, when I heard the voices," she said. Their 18-month-old son was found by officers unharmed, according to Simsbury Police Capt. The first Simsbury Police officer arrived at the apartment within 30 seconds of being dispatched. Visit us online at www.foothillsmediagroup.com, or on facebook.com/foothillsmediagroup. He can be reached atdstewart@fox61.com. The man, William Winters Leverett, 27, of Windsor Locks, Conn., has been charged with murder. "I'll never get over this," said Day's mother. In the wake of a tragic murder-suicide in Simsbury last week, family and friends are mourning the loss of a young couple whose lives ended abruptly. William Leverett was accompanied by three . SIMSBURY, CT William Leverett, a suspect in the 2014 homicide of 54-year-old Simsbury mother Melissa Millan, has pleaded guilty to her murder, court records show. SIMSBURY, CT Two people are dead following a domestic violence shooting in Simsbury on Sunday night, according to police. Her homicide case went unsolved for nearly four years. The telephone messages around 7:30 p.m. Sunday said that those in the area should please remain inside your residences and await further information.. The manner of death for her husband, 59-year-old Bernard Halligan Jr., was ruled a suicide. DeCaprio cited Downeys remorse and his exemplary record in jail as reason for the judge to consider a reduction in the 50-year sentence he received in 1994. "Above all he cherished spending time with his beloved son Dominik, who was the joy of his life," Michael Wawrzyniak's obituary said. Mr. Leverett told the police that on the night of the murder, he had written letters confessing to the crime, though he never sent them. "Perhaps it was a misinterpretation and they meant his grandfather," Wawrzyniak told Simsbury Patch. Prats said it is unclear when his case will go before a jury because trials have been placed on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leverett was ordered held on $2 million bond at his initial appearance Monday in Enfield Superior Court on a murder charge in the November 2014 death of 54-year-old Melissa Millan, a senior vice . On the night of Sept. 19, the parents of. Although a story that appeared in The Hartford Courant reported that Dominik's father was still active in his life, Wawrzyniak's mother, Mary, said Michael was in fact the boy's father. He then allegedly went back and got the knife a few days later and threw it out in a trash compactor. Mr. Leverett said he was driving when he saw a woman jogging. The shootings happened at around. Leverett is being held on a $2 million bond. One, he said, had gotten stuck there. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Leverett saw Millan on the running path and said he was immediately attracted to her physical features, according to the arrest warrant application. According to the affidavit, Mr. Leverett told the police that when he came home from the therapy group, nobody was there, not even the dog, and he was lonely.. A Connecticut State Police crime lab truck pulled up about 11:25 p.m. on the walkway between her apartment and the one in which the couple was found, she said. Simsbury's last shooting fatality was in 2001, according to Boulter. At 8:15 p.m., police posted on Facebook that the suspect had. The crime went unsolved until last week, when a registered sex offender, William Leverett, walked into a church, Open Gate Ministries in Windsor Locks, and confessed. The Connecticut domestic violence hotline can be reached 24/7 at 888-774-2900, or 844-831-9200 for Spanish speakers. Two people have died. Prats told Leverett that with his rejection, the case will go to a jury trial, which exposes him to a sentence ranging from 25 years to life if he is found guilty. He did not go to jail but was placed on probation and the sex offender registry, the Courant said. But I never heard them fight.". Then he confessed to us that he did it, she said in an interview on Wednesday. Deputy Police Chief Chris Davis said his department received a call around 5:20 p.m. for a reported shooting at a Woodleigh Place home in Weatogue. Piri, who now lives in Naples, Florida, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 1, 2019 fatal shooting, Vermont State Police said. William Winters Leverett, 29, has been incarcerated on $2 million bail since his arrest in 2018 for murder. The arrest warrant detailed Leverett wrote confession letters the night of the murder. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Linda Halligan's death a homicide from gunshot wounds. He is being held with bail set at $2 million. UConn men rout DePaul 88-59 in final home game, These are the links mentioned on FOX61 News, WEATHER WATCH: Friday night into Saturday morning wintry mix, Connecticut residents hit the slopes after heavy snowfall, Suspect in 2014 Simsbury murder pleads not guilty, EXCLUSIVE: Police tailed Simsbury cold case murder suspect after confession. Milan was found with fatal stab wounds on a busy trail along Iron Horse Boulevard on Nov. 14, 2014. Officers received a call about a reported shooting at a. The calls were made through the CT Alert system. Scot Allyn can be reached by e-mail at sallyn@registercitizen.com or by phone at 860-489-3121, Ext. Patty Snediker stands for a portrait outside of her sister's Simsbury home on Oct. 23, 2019. The Windsor Locks man charged with killing Simsbury mother Melissa Millan as she jogged down a busy trail in Simsbury in 2014 rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have sent him to prison for 35 . 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Have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? Simsbury police are investigating a shooting on Woodleigh Place in Weatogue. The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers services and advocates 24/7 by visiting CTSafeConnect.org or calling or texting 888-774-2900. But investigators were stymied in their search for the killer, and the case only grew colder as the years passed. William. We were just in shock and heartbroken, and we really couldnt believe it because we could never even imagine that he could do something like this., Mr. Trazinski added: After that, we said, Well, you know what you need to do. He said, Yeah, I know Ive got to turn myself in.. "It's very sad. He went to walk along the path near Iron Horse Boulevard in hopes of finding someone to talk with. I was just going with the flow, Downey said during a hearing to suppress his statements. He was arraigned Monday, but the results were not clear. Although he left the police station that night, police said they monitored Leverett from the time he initially confessed until his arrest on September 23. All rights reserved, High of 50 Thursday; Wintry Mix to Move in Friday Night, Plan for Canton Cannabis Dispensary Gets Approval, Avelo Says Airline Will Work to Improve Communication After NBC CT Responds Report, Hunter Accused of Killing 2 Pet Dogs in Ridgefield Appears in Court, Wintry Mix to Move in Friday Night, Snow and Sleet Accumulation Possible, Better Health: Dr. Katherine Rotker Discusses Vasectomy Procedure, NBC & Telemundo Connecticut Job Opportunities. WILLIAM WINTERS LEVERETT was arrested in September 2018 and charged with murder in the November 2014 homicide of Melissa Millan in Simsbury. Police received the call at 5:22 p.m. and found an injured person,. Many ancient pipes in CT aren't up to the task of draining storm water, yet officials just seem to shrug. "It was here until about 5 a.m.," she said. The crime went unsolved until last week, when a registered sex offender, William Leverett, walked into a church, Open Gate Ministries in Windsor Locks, and confessed. Email us atnewsteam@fox61.com. And more importantly, should tuition go toward supporting bars around the XL Center? On the night of Sept. 19, the parents of Elizabeth Day, 24, and Michael Wawrzyniak, 25, received a devastating call from police. After confessing to the crime, he led investigators to a bloody glove hidden behind a wall on his grandparents Simsbury property, records show. Tara O'Neill was formerly a breaking news reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Mr. Leverett went to the Suffield, Conn., apartment of Mike and Colette Trazinski, founders and co-pastors of a small church, on Sept. 19. Mr. Leverett is expected to appear in court on Oct. 9. At their urging, Leverett went to the police department to turn himself in. He told investigators he went into a frenzy after seeing Millan and at that moment, decided to attack her with a knife he had in his vehicle, according to the arrest application. The man accused of fatally stabbing an insurance company executive while she was running on a trail in Simsbury pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday. Two people have died. A Confession Came Four Years Later. He referred to Ms. Millan as way out of my league, the affidavit said, and became angry and went into a frenzy., Mr. Leverett previously told police that on the night of Millan's death, he returned home from a sex offenders therapy group and felt lonely. I was in shock. Downey testified that he could not remember what happened the night of the shooting, Alexander said. Millan was a senior vice president at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Millan was found dead along Iron Horse Boulevard on Nov. 20, 2014. It was especially hard for them to hear that someone they knew could do this, Ms. Trazinski said. HARTFORD A former Windsor Locks, Connecticut, man pleaded guilty this week to murdering a MassMutual executive who was jogging on a Simsbury trail in 2014. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Monday that Linda. Its a very safe community, Davis said on Sunday. SIMSBURY, Conn. (WTNH) - The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the double shooting that left a husband and wife dead a murder-suicide. 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Where are Connecticut's most and least walkable areas? Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Her manager at the store, Bob Kyser, said she was "really well loved.". Deputy Police Chief Chris Davis said his department received a 911 call from an 18-year-old woman, who was identified as a family member from inside that residence, who witnessed the shooting and fled the home, running to a neighbor to call police. 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That poor boy's going to have a terrible time. Leverett rejected the deal during a court hearing. CT considers exonerating people convicted of witchcraft in 1600s, Connecticut could soon have a state food, pet and candy, CT-based company discloses potential foreign bribery violations. Posted Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 8:33 pm ET. Davis said responding officers found Linda Halligan and carried her to an ambulance and rushed to St. Francis Hospital, where she died. Leverett claimed that he only wanted a chance to speak with her, it continued, but that something happened and the next thing he knew he had stabbed her in the chest with a knife he was carrying.. Day and Wawrzyniak knew each other from attending Canton High School together, according to Day's mother, who lives in Canton. RELATED: Fatal double shooting in Simsbury ruled a murder-suicide In a press briefing just after 8:30 p.m., Boisvert said Faison and Underwood seemed to have died of gunshot wounds. 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