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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN Associated Press Writer

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct 23, 2007 (AP)

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The attackers in a deadly home invasion poured gasoline on and around a woman and her two daughters, then set their house on fire, according to court documents released by a judge Tuesday.

The 11 heavily redacted search warrants provide the first official details on the July 23 deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11. Hawke-Petit's husband, Dr. William Petit, was badly beaten but escaped.

Investigators found traces of rope-like material around the ankles of all three victims and tied to the two girls' wrists and bed posts, according to the warrants. They also found three partially melted one-gallon gas containers.

"One of the deceased was burned beyond recognition, with indications that an accelerant was liberally poured on her," investigators wrote in one search warrant. "The remaining two victims appeared to have some indication of accelerant being poured onto or in close proximity to them, but not to the same degree as the other victim."

Hawke-Petit also was strangled, while the two girls died of smoke inhalation at their home in Cheshire, according to the medical examiner.

The two men accused in the deaths, paroled burglars Joshua Komisarjevsky, 27, and Steven Hayes, 44, both face capital felony and multiple murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and arson charges. They are scheduled for another hearing on Nov. 6. Bail for each man is set at $15 million.

Superior Court Judge Richard Damiani had agreed last week, after arguments by an attorney for The Hartford Courant, to release portions of the warrants. Defense attorneys said coverage of their contents would make it difficult to find impartial jurors for their clients' trials but they did not appeal.

"I don't think there is anything new that hasn't been previously disclosed," said Thomas Ullmann, the public defender representing Hayes. He declined to comment further.

Telephone messages were left for Komisarjevsky's attorneys. New Haven State's Attorney Michael Dearington declined comment. Prosecutors have said they will pursue the death penalty.

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So you can see that the younger guy looks pretty ordinary.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3766760

[nilhil_glory]

that truley revolts me....

this is one instance of a case where i think torture should be legal as a punishment

these fuckers deserve to be tied up to a chair with a mapp torch used against random body parts for the rest of thier lives.....

this is sickining