Judge refuses to release alleged cold-case killer
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Police in Bridgeport, Conn. arrested 44-year-old Danarius Dukes, of Stamford, in July 2020 for his alleged involvement in the 1993 killing of Theodore Teddy Edwards.Courtesy of Bridgeport Police Department
BRIDGEPORT A Hamden man accused of the cold-case murder of the custodian at a popular city restaurant in 1993 won’t be going home anytime soon.
On Tuesday following a hearing, Superior Court Judge Kevin Russo rejected a motion to release Danarius Dukes on a promise to appear in court.
Dukes, 45, is accused of the Dec. 6, 1993, fatal shooting of the night custodian at the Duchess Diner on Boston Avenue. The body of Theodore “Teddy” Edwards, 77, was discovered in the early morning hours lying on his back near the door of the restaurant’s office, covered in blood. According to the autopsy report, he had been shot in the face and the chest.