Dispute Led Daughter To Stab Father: Report

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - A Windsor Locks woman arrested in the stabbing death of her father confessed the crime to police, according to a FOX 61 report. Jessica Keene, 24, was arrested at a hotel in Hartford Friday evening on a charge of first-degree murder and taken into custody.

The victim was Michael Keene, 51, who was found dead at a 74 Main St. apartment complex after neighbors complained about a foul odor, according to police. Michael Keene suffered sharp force injuries to the neck torso, according to the police report, and his death was ruled a homicide.

A family member discovered Michael Keene's body stuffed into a plastic storage bin behind his couch. A green comforter had been draped over the bin.

Jessica Keene admitted to police stabbing her father following a dispute Nov. 17, FOX 61 reported. She was allegedly angry because her father called her boyfriend a racial slur. He was also drunk and came at her, so she said she defended herself.

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However, following the admission Jessica Keene refused to cooperate with police, according to FOX 61.

Police said a missing person's report for Michael Keene was made Nov. 22. He had last been seen Nov. 11.

According to a police statement, "The Windsor Locks Police Criminal Investigation Division and officers of the Patrol Division worked diligently in the pursuit of all immediate leads and securing as much evidence as possible in a short duration."

Jessica Keene was held on $1 million bond.

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