Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi.Photo:Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant via AP
Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant via AP
A 76-year-old Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter six years after being accused of murdering her husband and stealing his paychecks.
Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi gave the guilty plea on Monday after being arrested in February 2018 over the death of her husband Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, 84, Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott announced in apress release.
According to the release, “police discovered the body while responding to a call for a welfare check at the home from the victim’s employer who had not heard from the victim for several months.”
Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi’s booking photo from 2018.Connecticut State Police via AP
Connecticut State Police via AP
The victim is believed to have died sometime in July 2017. A medical examiner previously determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
“An investigation showed paychecks from the victim’s employer continued to be deposited into the couple’s joint checking account from the time of his death, which authorities believe to be sometime in July 2017, until his body was discovered in early February 2018,” the release continued.
Kosuda-Bigazzi pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the first degree and larceny in the first degree.
Her sentencing is scheduled for June 28 in Hartford Superior Court.
The home of Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi and Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi.Rebecca Lurye/Tribune News Service via Getty Images via Getty
Rebecca Lurye/Tribune News Service via Getty Images via Getty
“This case has been pending for six years so we are thankful we were able to reach a resolution today,” Walcott said in the release following the plea.
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“After being unable to reach Bigazzi, concerned departmental leadership contacted UConn Police who visited his home. UConn Police immediately contacted the local police department who is investigating the death in collaboration with the State Police.”
source: people.com
