Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Thursday. Prosecutors say Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the killing don’t match data on Connie’s wearable Fitbit activity tracker. In December 2015, Richard Dabate of Connecticut told police that a masked intruder broke into the home he shared with his wife. Dabate claimed the attacker tied him to a chair and shot his wife, killing her. It is a truly tragic murder, except that it is not what the reports show. In 2017, Dabate was charged with felony murder after the deceased’s Fitbit data revealed she was at the gym when she claimed she was murdered. Yesterday, Dabate was sentenced to 65 years in prison according to the Associated Press after a jury conviction last May. “It allows us to have a little closure, even though it won’t bring Connie back. As a family, we can move forward,” Keith Margotta, Connie Dabate’s brother, said after the sentencing. According to his arrest warrant, Richard Dabate returned home after forgetting his work laptop when he encountered the intruder rummaging through an upstairs closet around 9:00 a.m. A short time later, Connie Dabate returned home and was shot by the intruder. However, footage from a local YMCA confirms that the victim was at the gym during this time. Fitbit distance and activity data obtained by law enforcement shows she was actually murdered at 10:05 a.m., the warrant states: “Victim #1’s ‘Fitbit’ records movement at 1005 hours. This is the last movement recorded by the victim’s Fitbit.” It’s actually not the first time a Fitbit has been used to help solve a murder, as investigators in 2018 noted that heart rate data from Karen Navarra’s Fitbit placed her death five days before her body was discovered.
title: “The Husband Of The Murdered Woman Was Sentenced To 65 Years Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Monica Mckenzie”
Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Thursday. Prosecutors say Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the killing don’t match data on Connie’s wearable Fitbit activity tracker. In December 2015, Richard Dabate of Connecticut told police that a masked intruder broke into the home he shared with his wife. Dabate claimed the attacker tied him to a chair and shot his wife, killing her. It is a truly tragic murder, except that it is not what the reports show. In 2017, Dabate was charged with felony murder after the deceased’s Fitbit data revealed she was at the gym when she claimed she was murdered. Yesterday, Dabate was sentenced to 65 years in prison according to the Associated Press after a jury conviction last May. “It allows us to have a little closure, even though it won’t bring Connie back. As a family, we can move forward,” Keith Margotta, Connie Dabate’s brother, said after the sentencing. According to his arrest warrant, Richard Dabate returned home after forgetting his work laptop when he encountered the intruder rummaging through an upstairs closet around 9:00 a.m. A short time later, Connie Dabate returned home and was shot by the intruder. However, footage from a local YMCA confirms that the victim was at the gym during this time. Fitbit distance and activity data obtained by law enforcement shows she was actually murdered at 10:05 a.m., the warrant states: “Victim #1’s ‘Fitbit’ records movement at 1005 hours. This is the last movement recorded by the victim’s Fitbit.” It’s actually not the first time a Fitbit has been used to help solve a murder, as investigators in 2018 noted that heart rate data from Karen Navarra’s Fitbit placed her death five days before her body was discovered.
title: “The Husband Of The Murdered Woman Was Sentenced To 65 Years Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Vincent Walp”
Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Thursday. Prosecutors say Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the killing don’t match data on Connie’s wearable Fitbit activity tracker. In December 2015, Richard Dabate of Connecticut told police that a masked intruder broke into the home he shared with his wife. Dabate claimed the attacker tied him to a chair and shot his wife, killing her. It is a truly tragic murder, except that it is not what the reports show. In 2017, Dabate was charged with felony murder after the deceased’s Fitbit data revealed she was at the gym when she claimed she was murdered. Yesterday, Dabate was sentenced to 65 years in prison according to the Associated Press after a jury conviction last May. “It allows us to have a little closure, even though it won’t bring Connie back. As a family, we can move forward,” Keith Margotta, Connie Dabate’s brother, said after the sentencing. According to his arrest warrant, Richard Dabate returned home after forgetting his work laptop when he encountered the intruder rummaging through an upstairs closet around 9:00 a.m. A short time later, Connie Dabate returned home and was shot by the intruder. However, footage from a local YMCA confirms that the victim was at the gym during this time. Fitbit distance and activity data obtained by law enforcement shows she was actually murdered at 10:05 a.m., the warrant states: “Victim #1’s ‘Fitbit’ records movement at 1005 hours. This is the last movement recorded by the victim’s Fitbit.” It’s actually not the first time a Fitbit has been used to help solve a murder, as investigators in 2018 noted that heart rate data from Karen Navarra’s Fitbit placed her death five days before her body was discovered.
title: “The Husband Of The Murdered Woman Was Sentenced To 65 Years Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Doris Newsome”
Richard Dabate, the husband of 2015 murder victim Connie Dabate, was sentenced to 65 years in prison Thursday. Prosecutors say Richard Dabate’s police statements describing the killing don’t match data on Connie’s wearable Fitbit activity tracker. In December 2015, Richard Dabate of Connecticut told police that a masked intruder broke into the home he shared with his wife. Dabate claimed the attacker tied him to a chair and shot his wife, killing her. It is a truly tragic murder, except that it is not what the reports show. In 2017, Dabate was charged with felony murder after the deceased’s Fitbit data revealed she was at the gym when she claimed she was murdered. Yesterday, Dabate was sentenced to 65 years in prison according to the Associated Press after a jury conviction last May. “It allows us to have a little closure, even though it won’t bring Connie back. As a family, we can move forward,” Keith Margotta, Connie Dabate’s brother, said after the sentencing. According to his arrest warrant, Richard Dabate returned home after forgetting his work laptop when he encountered the intruder rummaging through an upstairs closet around 9:00 a.m. A short time later, Connie Dabate returned home and was shot by the intruder. However, footage from a local YMCA confirms that the victim was at the gym during this time. Fitbit distance and activity data obtained by law enforcement shows she was actually murdered at 10:05 a.m., the warrant states: “Victim #1’s ‘Fitbit’ records movement at 1005 hours. This is the last movement recorded by the victim’s Fitbit.” It’s actually not the first time a Fitbit has been used to help solve a murder, as investigators in 2018 noted that heart rate data from Karen Navarra’s Fitbit placed her death five days before her body was discovered.