Assault at 00 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN ST on 07/31/2026 4:26 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 07/31/2026 4:26 PM
Description: Shooting/Stabbing. E-3 o/s with a stabbing victim outside of the PD
Address: 00 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN ST, Meriden, CT
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Francis OrcuttMissing Age
60Est. Current Age
99Last Seen
East Hartford, CT on 06/29/1987Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'7" Weight: 160 lbsCase Number
MP3276Area Cold Cases
Name
Champaben PatelAge
Cause of Death
Strangle and BurnInfo
On march 21,1996, the bodies of champaben patel and her daughter anita were found in their family home in windsor. Champaben patel had been strangled and her body was burned. Anita had been stabbed and her body was burned. Investigators believe champaben patel was killed first, in the bedroom of her home. They further suspect that anita patel and her two children arrived at the house while the attack was occurring, and that anita told the children, then ages 3 and 5, to leave the house. The children ran from the house and were found by a woman walking to her mailbox, who called the police. Anita patel was stabbed in the kitchen of the house. Gasoline was poured around her body and set afire. Although she had been stabbed 14 times, an autopsy determined she died of smoke inhalation.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice