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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 17, 2003

In Waterbury, a jury sentenced Robert Courchesne to...

In Waterbury, a jury sentenced Robert Courchesne to death in the Sept

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In Waterbury, a jury sentenced Robert Courchesne to death in the Sept. 15, 1998 deaths of Demetris Rodgers and her baby. Rodgers was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed over a $410 drug debt, prosecutors said. Her baby was delivered by emergency Caesarean section minutes after her death, but died 42 days later. Judge Frank M. D'Addabbo will formally sentence Courchesne on Jan. 15.
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