Naugatuck Murder Suspect 'Heard Voices' Urging Him To Kill: Report

NAUGATUCK, CT — A Naugatuck dad accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter hearing voices in his head and seeking help from friends and strangers to avoid capture are among new details revealed in a lengthy arrest warrant for Christopher Francisquini, according to media reports.

Francisquini, 31, was arrested Friday afternoon after a local citizen spotted him sitting at a bus stop in Waterbury. He currently faces charges of murder with special circumstances and risk of injury to a child following the death of his infant daughter, Camilla, on Nov. 18.

That day, police were called to the Millville Avenue home where Francisquini lived with Camilla and other family members and found Camilla's body "in a state of dismemberment."

Her cause of death was later ruled as homicide caused by "neck compressions, as well as stab wounds," according to Naugatuck Police Chief Colin McAllister.

Citing the lengthy warrant, the Hartford Courant reports the baby's mother told police Francisquini said he heard voices that told him to kill his father, who they lived with.

The morning of the homicide, police said Francisquini rushed the baby's mother out of the house to get food for Thanksgiving once she got home from work. He also blocked her from entering their bedroom and objected to her asking to remove a quilt from the floor, the Hartford Courant reports.

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According to Hearst CT, Francisquini then drove the couple to a PetSmart in Waterbury instead of a grocery store to meet with a man in the parking lot. After an argument, the mother entered the store and called for a ride but was followed by the same man from the parking lot, police said.

When her ride arrived at the PetSmart, she noticed Francisquini had left already in his father's car, a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. Police said she discovered Camilla's body when she arrived back home, Hearst CT reports.

The Impala was found abandoned on Interstate 91 near Exit 8 in New Haven hours later that afternoon, and Francisquini was spotted by several witnesses in New Haven around 4 p.m, police said.

Eyewitness News 3 reports a knife was found in the car's glovebox, which police said they believed was used in the crime.

Surveillance photos also showed him walking along Quinnipiac Avenue in New Haven that evening.

Fox 61 reports a stranger gave Francisquini, who said his car ran out of gas, a ride to a gas station that evening. He then reached out to several people he had not spoken to in a while on social media using the stranger's phone, according to police.

He later made his way to the Waterbury apartment of a person he knew and was let in by other people who had not seen him in years, according to Fox 61. He then asked for a sweatshirt, changed clothes and tried to sell his car to the people at the apartment, police said.

Police and FBI officials spent two weeks looking for Francisquini, during which a reward of $10,000 was raised to $25,000 for info leading to his arrest and conviction.

Francisquini has an extensive criminal history dating back 10 years that includes felonies and misdemeanor crimes and was out on almost $375,000 bond at the time of the homicide, records show. He also has a history of violent offenses, McAllister said.

Francisquini was on special parole at the time of the homicide and was wearing a court-ordered tracking device that was cut off shortly after the incident occurred. His parole status has been revoked following his arrest Friday, McAllister said.

During a press conference Friday night following Francisquini's capture, McAllister thanked Naugatuck police for working around the clock since Nov. 18, driven by their commitment to bring justice to baby Camilla, and noted they will carry this case with them for the rest of their lives.

"This is something that isn't going to be forgotten by any members of this agency just due to the nature of this case and the heinous nature of the crime that was committed against baby Camilla," McAllister said Friday. "Our officers feel that this is something that is their duty and obligation to act as baby Camilla's voice since she no longer has one."