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That sadness is still with us : Family releases statement after arrest in 17-year-old CT killing
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WATERBURY The family of Jessica Keyworth, a teenage girl killed on Pearl street nearly 17 years ago, expressed their gratitude to the Waterbury Police Department after her accused killer was charged with murder last week.
“Seventeen years ago, Jessica’s death was a painful emotional shock to this family and all those who knew and loved her. With the announcement of this arrest today, that sadness is still with us but in measured depths,” the family’s written statement said.
“We would like to thank the Waterbury Police Department, past and current leadership, and detectives for their continued seventeen-year active criminal pursuit,” the statement said. A photograph of Keyworth was included.
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More than 16 years after a teenage girl was found strangled to death in an abandoned Connecticut apartment building, Waterbury Police arrested a suspect in the case last week.
Police announced the Friday arrest of 52-year-old Willie Robinson in the death of 16-year-old Jessica Rose Keyworth in a statement obtained by
Oxygen.com.
“Detectives of the Major Crime Squad worked relentlessly on this homicide investigation over the years,” police said.
Robinson is now facing a murder charge in the case after detectives identified him as a suspect in the case through what they called “investigative means.” Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo told The Republican American the arrest was made possible by the use of DNA technology and forensic science.
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