Legislation Proposed by Representative Doug Dubitsky Cleared by Legislature
HARTFORD – A bill initially proposed by Representative Doug Dubitsky (R-47)
that will prevent an individual who is found not guilty of murder or
manslaughter by reason of mental disease or defect from inheriting from
the estate or life insurance policy of the dead victim has passed out
of both chambers of the Connecticut General
Assembly.
Representative Dubitsky introduced
Senate Bill 213 at the request of Heather Messenger’s family. Ms.
Messenger’s husband, David, who brutally murdered her in Chaplin in
1998, inherited her entire estate despite being found guilty of her
murder by reason of mental defect.
“I am relieved to see this bill pass the House tonight,”
said Rep. Dubitsky. “This legislation closes a ridiculous loophole that would allow a killer to inherit from the estate of the person he killed.
“I know that no legislation could ever heal the
wounds that a murder victim’s family has to deal with in the face of
losing their loved one, but I do hope that by closing this loophole we
can prevent other families from suffering from the
same injustice that Heather Messenger’s family had to face.”
Senate Bill 213 now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature.
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