HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut legislators are moving closer to making amends with a Hartford woman who helped in the arrest and conviction of a man nearly 70 years ago.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of issuing a $3,000 reward that had been denied to the woman.
She said she had been sexually assaulted by the man as a teenager in 1953, but police did not take her seriously. It wasn't until an 11-year-old was raped and killed weeks later that police used her tip to arrest Robert Nelson Malm.
The governor had issued a reward, but the woman was told “she had done her civic duty and that should be enough.”
--
HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET FOX61 NEWS
Download the FOX61 News APP
iTunes: Click here to download
Google Play: Click here to download
Stream Live on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61.
