The man accused of murdering Dr. William Petit's wife and two daughters never cried and "not once" showed any emotion as he detailed for police in an excruciatingly detailed three hour taped confession how they died.
The disclosure came as defense attorney Walter Bansley cross-examined Detective Joe Vitello of the Cheshire, Conn., police department in the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky. Tapes of the confession could be released to the media today.
Komisarjevsky, 31, is accused of taking part in the home invasion that resulted in the rape and strangulation of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and the deaths of Hayley Petit, 17, and Michaela Petit, 11. If found guilty, Komisarjevsky could face the death penalty. His accomplice, Steven Hayes, was convicted and sentenced to death last year for his role and is currently on Connecticut's death row.
During cross examination, Bansley asked the detective if Komisarjevsky cried during his confession, and the detective replied, "Never."
When Bansley asked if Komisarjevsky show any emotion, Vitello said with a tone expressing amazement, "Not once."
The court was shown surveillance photos of Hawke-Petit and her younger daughter Michaela in the Cheshire Stop n Shop on July 22, 2007. Komisarjevsky has admitted to police that he first spotted them as potential robbery victims at the store that day, and later said the pair "looked nice."
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Watch Video The mother and daughter look eerily vulnerable in the photos, shopping for groceries for a family dinner while being stalked by Komisarjevsky, who followed them home to find out where they lived. They were attacked that night.
Bansley also walked Vitello through the chaotic minutes after a radio call came into Cheshire Police Department around 9:30 a.m. on July 23, 2007. Fire and police raced to the scene, but did not enter the house which by then was in flames. Defense attorneys have tried to point out that they wasted precious time outside the house that morning, and lives could potentially have been saved it they had entered the home earlier.
Hayes and Komisarjevsky were grabbed by police as they tried to flee the scene.
Accused Petit Killer Shed No Tears During Confession
The only person to survive the attack on the suburban Connecticut home was Dr. William Petit, who escaped the basement where he had been tied up, and rolled and staggered to a neighbor's house to get help.
His two daughters were left tied to their beds as the suspects doused the house, and the girls' beds, with gasoline and set the building on fire.
Dr. Petit has sat in the front row everyday of the trial, just as he sat through every day of the Steven Hayes' trial and sentencing.
Komisarjevsky's legal team has tried to convince the court that it was Hayes who escalated the violence from a robbery to a triple murder in the hopes of avoiding the death penalty.
Bansley tried to paint his client today as cooperative, even helpful, with police after his arrest. It was Komisarjevsky, Bansley pointed out, who told police that three women remained inside the burning building. Komisarjevsky indicated that one of the women, Hawke-Petit, was likely dead, but the two girls might be found in an upstairs bedroom.
Bansley pointed out that Komisarjevsky got a towel to staunch the flow of blood from Dr. Petit who had been beaten with a baseball bat at the start of the home invasion. Komisarjevsky also got Petit a pillow for his back while he was tied up in the basement.
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