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Greenwich News Reports: Kissel Murder Arrests
Arrests Made In Connection With Slaying Of Greenwich Businessman
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NEW YORK -- Police in Greenwich Conn., say they have made two arrests in connection with the death of a wealthy Greenwich real estate developer who was ...
...Police have also arrested his 21-year-old cousin Leonard Trujillo, of Worcester, Massachusetts, on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.Police said Kissel, 46, appeared to have been stabbed several times.Before moving to Greenwich, Andrew Kissel and his wife, Hayley Wolff Kissel, lived in a a co-op building on 74th Street near Third Avenue.His death came just three years after his brother, Robert, a successful investment banker with Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, was bludgeoned to death by his wife, Nancy. In that case, police said Nancy had one of her children give him a milkshake laced with sedatives. The killing was called the "milkshake murder" in the Hong Kong press.
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New York Times, United States -
...Mr. Kissel, 46, was found tied up and stabbed to death in his home on April 3, 2006, days before he was to plead guilty in a real estate fraud case.
The police said at the time that there was no sign of forced entry into Mr. Kissel’s home, but would not discuss a possible motive or suspects. They said from the start that they did not believe the killing was a random act.
A lawyer for Carlos Trujillo said he had cooperated with the investigation, providing DNA samples, fingerprints and documents, and denied any involvement in Mr. Kissel’s death.
It was unclear Saturday whether Leonard Trujillo had a lawyer.
Chief David Ridberg of the Greenwich police said on Saturday that warrants for the arrests were sealed, and that more information would be released Monday.
Mr. Kissel’s brother, Robert, was a wealthy investment banker who was killed in Hong Kong in November 2003. In September 2005, Robert Kissel’s wife, accused of feeding him a milkshake laced with drugs and then beating him, was convicted of murder in his death.
Andrew Kissel and his estranged wife, Hayley, had cared for Robert Kissel’s three children until they were handed over to the custody of the Kissels’ sister, who lived near Seattle. Andrew and Hayley Kissel had two children of their own.
Andrew Kissel had criminal cases pending in federal and state courts in New York at the time of his death. The federal case charged him with real estate fraud, and state prosecutors charged him with grand larceny, alleging he stole nearly $4 million from his Manhattan apartment cooperative.
WHDH-TV, MA -
...He's charged with conspiracy to commit murder. His cousin, 21-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts resident Leonard Trujillo, is charged with murder and conspiracy.
Greenwich police say they'll release more details Monday.
Kissel was found stabbed to death in his Greenwich mansion in April 2006, just days before he was to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud case.
Leonard Trujillo is being held without bond at the Worcester police station, while Carlos Trujillo is held on $1 million bond...New York Post, NY -
...Carlos Trujillo, 47, of Bridgeport, was picked up Friday night in Stratford after a nearly two year investigation into the brutal stabbing death at the businessman's Greenwich estate, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Detectives - along with DEA agents - caught up with Trujillo as he was driving on a highway just before 10 p.m. He was taken into custody without incident, authorities said.
He is being held on $1 million bond in Greenwich. If he doesn't make bond, he will appear in Stamford court on Monday.
Also arrested was another man, Leonard Trujillo, 21, of Worcester, Ma, who was charged with murder and conspiracy, cops said.
It was not immediately clear how or if the men are related.
Leonard Trujillo is being held without bond in Worcester and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
"While I am proud of the hard work done by my detectives in this investigation, it is far from over," said Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg. "There is still a lot of information to be gathered and facts to be discerned."
Police did not say what led to the break in the investigation or what the motive might be.
Kissel was found stabbed to death in April 2006 by moving company workers at his home.
Boston Globe, United States -
...Police say 21-year-old Leonard Trujillo of Worcester, Mass., is charged with murder and conspiracy and that his cousin, 47-year-old Carlos Trujillo of Bridgeport, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.Carlos Trujillo was a driver for Kissel, who was found stabbed to death in his Greenwich mansion in April 2006. His death occurred just days before he was to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud case.
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