Komisarjevsky, 31, is on trial for having broken into the home of Dr. William Petit on July 23, 2007 along with accomplice Steven Hayes. During the home invasion, they beat Dr. Petit about the ...

Petit tells Oprah Winfrey he spends much of his time locked in his room. Dec. 9, 2010 — -- Dr. William Petit, the sole survivor of the deadly home invasion that claimed the lives of his wife ...

After church, mother Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley Petit, 17, and Michaela Petit, 11, visited the beach while their father Dr. William Petit Jr. went golfing.

Dr. William A. Petit Jr.’s advocacy of the death penalty for the men accused of murdering his wife and daughters has left defense lawyers struggling to respond.

At 52, Dr. William Petit faces years — perhaps decades — of emotionally draining court hearings before the two men charged with murdering his family in a 2007 home invasion may be convicted ...

Dr. William Petit said today he feels a sense of peace now that a jury has condemned to death Joshua Komisarjevsky, the man he believes led the attack on his home that killed his wife and two ...

A handful of people couldn’t do this so it’s many people working together raising money,” said Dr. William Petit. The foundation raises money by putting on events, like their annual 5K race.

Authorities say Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, both paroled burglars, broke into the Petit family's home in July 2007, beat Dr. William Petit with a bat and tied up him and his family.

The trial begins for the second defendant in the 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., that ended with the killing of Dr. William A. Petit Jr.’s wife and two daughters. By William Glaberson ...