Connecticut Woman Accused of Murdering Husband and Concealing His Body, Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter

Connecticut woman murder husband pleads guilty manslaughter

By Jackelyn Cornejo , Parent Herald Mar 12, 10:50 am

A 76-year-old female, Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, has pleaded guilty to killing in relation to her spouse passing away in Burlington a few years ago.

The State's Attorney's Office announced that Kosuda-Bigazzi is accused of killing her 84-year-old doctor husband at their Smith Lane residence in 2017.

Connecticut Woman Arrested for Husband's Death

In February 2018, Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi was seized in relation to the passing of her spouse, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, who worked as an educator of laboratory science and pathology at UConn Health.

Pierluigi Bigazzi was a professor at the University of Connecticut's medical school for over four decades, concentrating on immunology study and teaching medical learners about pathology and oncology.

The 84-year-old male body was found in the underground of their Burlington, Connecticut residence during a police fitness check. The medical examiner identified that Dr. Bigazzi died from blunt trauma to the head, and estimated the time of passing to be in July 2017.

During the investigation, it was disclosed that UConn Health checks were sent into their joint checking account from his passing until February 2018. Prosecutors in the murder case stated that Kosuda-Bigazzi left her husband's body wrapped in plastic in their home for several months while continuing to collect his salary.

Despite claiming self-defense, Kosuda-Bigazzi pleaded liable to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree larceny on Monday, according to Hartford State's Attorney Sharmese Walcott. The case, pending for six years, has now reached a settlement, and sentencing is scheduled for June 28.

On Monday, Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, the female accused of badly beating her 84-year-old husband, pleaded liable to first-degree manslaughter. She is set to be convicted on June 28 and may face 13 years in prison.

The plea was entered in Hartford Superior Court, marking more than six years since the revelation of Pierluigi Bigazzi's dead body in the couple's basement, six months after his death in August 2017, as indicated by the state police warrant.

Additional Charges for Connecticut Woman

In addition to the manslaughter charge, Kosuda-Bigazzi also pleaded guilty to first-degree larceny. This charge stems from her continuous collection of her dead husband's biweekly paychecks while his decaying body remained in the basement, wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape.

The judge is scheduled to sentence Kosuda-Bigazzi to 20 years in prison, with 13 years to be served before the probability of suspension, followed by three years of probation.

Pierluigi Bigazzi, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, had played an important role in developing a new curriculum for medical students, including online lectures and a course on the mechanism of illness.

Senior Assistant State's Attorneys Elena Palermo and Terence D. Mariani Jr., formerly of Waterbury prosecutors and now part of the Statewide Prosecution Bureau, prepared the case for trial, with the help of Supervisory Inspector Emory Hightower.

Expressing gratitude for reaching a resolution after six years, Hartford State's Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott remarked on the significance of the plea.