Murder Victim’s FitBit Leads to Husband’s Conviction
Murder
NBC’s Dateline airs a two hour special Friday about the murder of Connie Dabate and the conviction of her husband, Richard Dabate, after her FitBit contradicted his version of events.
Murder
August 18, 2022
Husband Sentenced to Prison for Killing Wife After Fitbit Contradicts His Story
A Connecticut man will likely spend much of the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his wife, thanks in part to the wrist pedometer Fitbit she was wearing. On Thursday, a judge sentenced 40-year-old Richard Dabate to 65 years in prison after he was convicted in May of murdering his wife, 39-year-old Connie …
Murder
May 12, 2022
Fitbit Links Computer Technician to Wife’s 2015 Murder That He Blamed on Home Intruder
A Connecticut man was convicted on Tuesday of murder and other charges related to the 2015 slaying of his wife. According to the Hartford Courant, Richard Dabate claimed a masked assailant broke into the Ellington home he shared with Connie Dabate and fatally shot her after demanding credit cards and PIN numbers. Richard said the …
Court
March 2, 2022
Trial: Alleged Cheating Killer Dad Gets Mistress Pregnant, FitBit Catches Him Lying About Wife’s Murder
A second jury selection started Tuesday in connection with the trial of a Connecticut man who allegedly killed his wife and lied about it. Potential jurors are scheduled to be questioned in the Rockville Superior Court for the murder case of Richard Dabate, who stands accused of killing his wife, Connie Dabate, 39, in 2015. …