Crime & Safety
Girlfriend of Easton Murder Suspect Appears in Court
Jennifer Valiante is accused of helping her boyfriend, Kyle Navin, murder his Easton parents for their money.
EASTON, CT-- Jennifer Valiante appeared in court Friday morning. She is accused of assisting Kyle Navin, 27, of Bridgeport, in killing his parents for their money, according to the CT Post.
Judge Robert Devlin has continued the case to April 5. She denies any wrongdoing int he case, according to her attorney.
Kyle Navin pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder in January, according to NBC Connecticut.
Jennifer Valiante, 31, of Westport pleaded not guilty in court in November to conspiracy charges in relation to the deaths of her boyfriend’s parents, according to the Hartford Courant. She has denied having any involvement in the murders.
Jeffrey Navin, 56, and his wife Jeanette Navin, 55, mysteriously disappeared on Aug. 4, 2015. Police investigators said their son Kyle is the last known person to have seen them. After a months-long investigation and search, their bodies were discovered on a vacant Weston property, under a tarp, Oct. 29.
Kyle Navin is charged with two counts of murder and murder with special circumstances.
Texts between Kyle Navin and his girlfriend revealed that money was on his mind, the warrant states.
“We need to figure out what the best way to take them down whether it is get some money out of them somehow (expletive) him at the business the house something we got to figure out I’m got to be real smart and do it quick."
Another text between the two states:
“It would solve every single problem and give us a wealthy amazing life.”
Jeffrey Navin owned Westport-based J&J Refuse Company. Kyle was the Operations Manager, according to their website. Jeanette Navin was a paraprofessional at Weston Intermediate School. Court documents state that Kyle killed his parents after learning they planned to sell the family business and cut him out of their will.
The State’s Medical Examiner James Gill said their the cause of death was gunshot wounds and that both of their deaths were homicides.
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- Kyle Navin Not Cut from Parents’ Will: Report
- Update: Kyle Navin Fails to Enter Plea in Murder of His Parents, Girlfriend Pleads Not Guilty
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