Man In Prison For Brutal Killing Of Essex Victim Wants Out: Report

ESSEX, CT — Gregory Pierre, 50, a former New London resident who is serving an 85-year sentence for killing an Essex man in 1998, is requesting to be released from prison, The Hartford Courant reported.

Pierre was convicted in a 2001 trial of felony murder, first-degree manslaughter, kidnapping, and robbery in the killing of James Connor, 33, of Essex, according to The Hartford Courant.

Connor, who was attempting to buy crack-cocaine, was robbed and beaten at Pierre's apartment in 1998 by Pierre and two other men.

Prosecutors argued against modifying the sentence. Pierre apologized to the victim's family in court this week.

Read the full story in The Hartford Courant.