cluciano63
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No she wasn't, but I think she knows exactly what happened to Billy and where he is buried.
A man who gave police information that led to a massive, unsuccessful search for the body of missing man William Billy Smolinski Jr. in Seymour has fled from a halfway house where he was serving the remainder of his sentence, an official said Friday.
The family of missing man William Billy Smolinski is pushing for police to do a more thorough search of a large wooded area off Wigwam Drive in Shelton, where a resident believes she spotted Smolinskis truck being driven into the woods around the time of his 2004 disappearance.
NEW HAVEN A judge on Friday awarded $52,666 in damages to Madeleine Gleason, the former girlfriend of missing man William Billy Smolinski who sued his family members, claiming they harassed her, defamed her and falsely accused her of involvement in his disappearance.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Corradino, in a 34 page ruling issued late Friday, awarded $32,000 to Gleason for intentional infliction of emotional distress, $7,500 for defamation, plus $13,166 in punitive damages.
Police have said they believe Billy Smolinski, who disappeared Aug. 24, 2004, at the age of 31, was murdered. He has never been found. Police have said they believe Gleason’s son, Shaun Karpiuk, killed Smolinski. Karpiuk died in 2005 at age 27 of a drug overdose.
DERBY A man accused of lying to police about the location of missing man William Billy Smolinskis body swore and threw a tantrum in Superior Court Wednesday, after he learned a plea bargain offer was for more prison time than he had anticipated.
I remember this case. I was sympathetic until I heard the mother on a podcast trashing the ex-girlfriend and even ridiculing the deaths of the ex-gf's children.
Lost all sympathy right there.
I remember this case. I was sympathetic until I heard the mother on a podcast trashing the ex-girlfriend and even ridiculing the deaths of the ex-gf's children.
Lost all sympathy right there.
Glamourkitty, surely you don't mean that you feel Billy Smolinkski somehow deserved to disappear because you didn't like the way his mother came off in a podcast.
And before you write something like that, I would suggest you take a look back through some of the archives and news articles about the case. There is a very long history and his mother has good reason to be suspicious and, at the very least, bitter.
I understand your point glamourkitty1922. While I agree there is a long history between the two, the fact is that the GF prevailed in some pretty critical legal filings recently and I am afraid that Billy and the truth of his case have become lost because of tunnel vision.
My heart completely breaks for the Smolinski family-I would love to see Billy returned to them. But I truly believe this case needs to start from scratch with a completely blank slate.
The event is held in honor of Billy Smolinski, who went missing from Waterbury on Aug. 24, 2004.