On the morning of March 30, 2008, 61-year-old Mary Ellen Welsh was visiting a friend, Carol Larese, at Larese’s home in New Britain, Connecticut. An intruder, Leslie Williams, entered through an unlocked door and confronted the women. Williams forced both into the basement, shot Larese in the head and, believing Larese dead, sexually assaulted Welsh before abducting her and leaving in Welsh’s vehicle. Larese survived by pretending to be dead and was able to get help after Williams departed.

Williams was later spotted driving Welsh’s car and a police pursuit ended when he crashed in Watertown, about 25 miles from the New Britain home. He was taken into custody. The next day Mary Ellen Welsh’s body was found in a wooded area near a quarry in Bristol; an autopsy confirmed she had been shot in the head and back. Williams was charged with murder, attempted murder, sexual assault and kidnapping.

Did anyone in the area remember seeing Welsh’s vehicle or unusual activity around the New Britain home that morning?