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The Connecticut Death Index is maintained by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and list all people who died in Connecticut starting in 1949. In 2011 the state switched to an online system for recording deaths to replace the hand written death certificates .
Murder of Helle Crafts. Helle Crafts ( English: / ˈhɛlə ˈkræfts / ⓘ; born Helle Lorck Nielsen; July 7, 1947 – November 19, 1986) was a Danish flight attendant who was murdered by her husband, Eastern Air Lines pilot Richard Crafts. Her death led to the state of Connecticut 's first murder conviction without the victim's body. [ 1][ 2]
The witch trials in Connecticut, also sometimes referred to as the Hartford witch trials, occurred from 1647 to 1663. [ 1] They were the first large-scale witch trials in the American colonies, predating the Salem Witch Trials by nearly thirty years. [ 2] John M. Taylor lists a total of 37 cases, 11 of which resulted in executions. [ 3]
Notes: On this occasion, two executions took place. On this occasion, three executions took place. This is what the chart claimed in 2005, but contrary to popular belief, Adonijah Bailey was not the oldest person executed at age 79 in 1824; instead, he was tried and sentenced to death at age 80 in January 1825 for the murder of Jeremiah W. Pollock, and hanged himself on May 24, over 2 weeks ...
The Connecticut State Archives has acquired historical records from the three branches of Connecticut government since 1855. The Archives contains more than 32,000 cubic feet (910 m 3 ) of records documenting the evolution of state public policy and its implementation, the rights and claims of citizens, and the history of Connecticut and its ...
October 15, 1970 [ 1] Designated NHL. November 28, 1972 [ 2] Old New-Gate Prison is a former prison and mine site on New-Gate Road in East Granby, Connecticut. It is now operated by the state of Connecticut as the Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine Archaeological Preserve. Previously closed for restoration since 2009, it was re-opened on July 14 ...
Image Coat of arms: The Coat of arms of Connecticut: 1931 Flag: White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. 1897 Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) 1897 — Seal: The Great seal of the state of Connecticut: 1784
The bill’s advancement comes after Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old college student, died on Dec. 12 in her Bridgeport apartment after meeting up with an older man earlier that evening. Lauren ...