Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, a 76-year-old woman from Connecticut, was found dead in her home hours before her sentencing for the manslaughter of her 84-year-old husband. She had pleaded guilty to killing him in July 2017 and hiding his body in their basement until it was discovered in February 2018. Kosuda-Bigazzi had also been depositing her husband’s paychecks into their joint account for months after his death. Authorities found Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi’s body during a welfare check after a call from UConn Health, and the medical examiner determined he died of blunt trauma to the head.
Kosuda-Bigazzi allegedly wrote in a journal that she killed her husband in self-defense with a hammer during an argument over work she wanted him to do on their deck. The case had been pending for six years before her guilty plea, and her attorney said she wanted to close the book on the case. He mentioned that her passing was unexpected and they had been her legal counsel for six years, doing their best to defend her in a complex case.
Despite her guilt in her husband’s death, Kosuda-Bigazzi maintained her innocence, claiming self-defense in her journal. The case brought tragic circumstances to light, including the withholding of her husband’s death and the grim discovery of his body by authorities. The sudden passing of Kosuda-Bigazzi before her sentencing concluded the dark chapter of her husband’s death and the legal battle that followed.
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