The Gruesome Connecticut Woodchipper Murder Case (Ep. 26)

It was one of the most gruesome murder stories in Connecticut history – in fact, in U.S. history. It was even the case where the idea for the stomach-churning scene of the movie Fargo originated. The woodchipper murder case in Newtown and Southbury Connecticut shocked the collective sensibilities of society when it was determined that Richard Crafts had used a woodchipper to dispose of his wife, Helle. Southbury Town Historian John Dwyer helps us revisit the details – the lead-up to the murder, how the case was broken and why the accused is now free to walk the streets.