A Connecticut couple is dead in an apparent-murder suicide after family members had become infected with coronavirus.
According to the Hartford Courant, Cindy Liquori and John Liquori were both found dead on Friday in in Windsor Locks, where Cindy had been dog sitting for her mother, who was hospitalized with COVID-19. Cindy Liquori had also contracted the virus, and John may have been infected as well.
John Liquori was a well-known divorce lawyer and and Cindy Liquori owned Cindy’s Soap Cottage in East Windsor. The couple lived in Sheffield. Before they died, John reportedly called his wife’s brother from his mother-in-law’s home on Friday, telling him to come pick up the older woman’s dog. John called again and appeared distraught, though it is not clear from the report what was discussed.
Divorce lawyer shot Covid-positive wife, 55, dead before turning gun on himself in Christmas murder-suicide, cops say
Updated: 30 Dec 2020, 2:57
Invalid Date,
A DIVORCE lawyer shot and killed his wife who had coronavirus on Christmas Day and then pulled the trigger on himself to end his life.
John Liquori’s motive is still unknown, but Covid-19 was a factor leading up to the murder-suicide.
2
John Liquori shot his wife in her sleep and then shot himselfCredit: Facebook
Cindy Liquori, 55, tested positive for the virus and her husband, a well-known divorce attorney in Connecticut, may have been infected with it too, Windsor Locks Detective Sgt. Jeff Lampson told the Hartford Courant on Monday.
Connecticut Murder-Suicide: Lawyer Fatally Shoots COVID-19 Positive Wife, Kills Self
KEY POINTS
Cindy Liquori owned Cindy s Soap Cottage, a firm that produces masks and sanitizers
A motive for the murder-suicide has not been established yet, the police said
In an apparent case of murder-suicide, a Connecticut lawyer fatally shot his wife before killing himself on Christmas Day.
John Liquori, 59, a well-known divorce lawyer, and his wife Cindy Liquori, 55, were found dead at the latter s mother s home in Windsor Locks where she was dog-sitting. The bodies were found by Cindy s brother along with a revolver that was allegedly used to commit the crime, New York Daily News reported.
1 Read / Add Comments
A Connecticut lawyer who allegedly fatally shot his wife on Christmas night before killing himself had been waiting for test results to determine whether he was COVID-19 positive after his wife had tested positive, according to authorities.
Hartford County lawyer, John Liquori, 59, and his wife, Cindy Liquori, 55, were found dead after the Windsor Locks Police Department received a 911 call reporting a shooting around 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 25, said Lt. Paul Cherniack.
Responding officers found the couple dead from gunshot wounds inside Cindy Liquori s mother s home, he added.
Windsor Locks detectives and Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad responded to the scene shortly thereafter.
A renowned Connecticut divorce lawyer killed his wife before turning the gun on himself on Christmas Day in a murder-suicide, authorities have said.
John Liquori, 59, fatally shot sleeping Cindy Liquori, 55, before shooting himself on Friday while at the home of Cindy s mother in Windsor Locks, about 15 miles north of Hartford, local newspaper the Hartford Courant reported Monday.
The motive behind the murder suicide is still unknown, authorities said, but it is believed that Covid-19 played a part in the days leading up to the killing.
Authorities were told that Cindy had Covid-19 and that John may also have had the virus, according to Windsor Locks Detective Sgt. Jeff Lampson.