Crime & Safety
Kyle Navin's Defense Attorney Says Accused Murderer May Not Get a Fair Trial
Navin is accused of murdering his parents, Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin of Easton, last seen on Aug. 4. Their bodies were discovered in Weston
Defense attorney Gene Riccio is representing Kyle Navin in one of the highest-profile cases in Connecticut in years and is concerned his client may have a difficult time getting a fair trial, according to CBS New York News.
Jeffrey Navin, 56, and his wife Jeanette Navin, 55, mysteriously disappeared Aug. 4. Police investigators said their son Kyle is the last known person to have seen them.
Navin, 27, is charged with two counts of murder and murder with special circumstances as well as a weapons offense. He has bene incarcerated since early September in an unrelated federal weapons charge. His girlfriend, Jennifer Valiante, 31, of Westport, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and first-degree hindering prosecution. She has denied having any involvement in the murders.
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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