East Hartford cold case murder suspect dead after being found unresponsive in cell

Man charged in 1973 killing of woman in Connecticut dies after found unresponsive in prison cell

George Legere, charged last month in a 1973 Connecticut cold case murder, has died. Correctional staff found him unresponsive in his cell Friday night at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield.

Man dies in custody in CT while facing murder charge in cold case killing unsolved for over 50 years

The man arrested last month in a cold case killing in East Hartford that went unsolved for more than 50 years has died in prison. George Legere, 77, was found unresponsive last Friday around 11 p.m. in his cell at MacDougall-Walker Correction Institution in Suffield, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Correction. Staff performed life-saving measures before Legere was taken in an ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounc…

Suspect recently arrested in Conn. cold case found dead in prison cell

A Connecticut man recently arrested in a decades-old murder case was found unresponsive in his prison cell over the weekend. George Legere was declared dead at a local hospital around 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, shortly after he was discovered at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, Connecticut Insider reported. He was 77 years old. His cause of death was not provided and remains under investigation by the Corrections Departme…

Suspect in East Hartford cold case murder found dead in cell

The suspect in a cold case murder in East Hartford was found dead in his cell.

East Hartford cold case murder suspect dead after being found unresponsive in cell

SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) -- George Legere, who was arrested and charged in connection to the 53-year-old cold case murder of Janet Couture of East Hartford in September, is dead after being found unresponsive in his cell on Friday evening. According to the Connecticut Department of Correction, correctional staff members at MacDougall-Walker Correctional in Suffield responded to 77-year-old Legere's cell at around 11 p.m. on Friday and found him un…

Suspect in 1973 murder in East Hartford found dead in prison cell

The man suspected in the 1973 murder of a 21-year-old woman in East Hartford has died in prison, according to the Connecticut Department of Correction.