Crime & Safety

Newtown's Three Cold Cases

Newtown's three unsolved crimes remain on the police department's radar, according to officials.

Newtown may forever be associated with the woodchipper murder of Helle Crafts in 1986, but the town also is home to three unsolved crimes that remain unresolved.

While the Crafts' case led to a conviction of her husband for her death, the killer of a once-presumed-missing woman whose remains were found in 2010 and the circumstances of two other missing person cases continue to elude authorities.

Police Chief Michael Kehoe and Lt. Richard Robinson, who recently was promoted to head up the detective and other divisions, said investigators continue to chase down information in connection with those cases.

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No arrests have been made in any of those cases. Below is a recap of the status of each case being investigated by .

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