Talk:Lorne J. Acquin

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Motive

Any indication of the motive in this case? It should be added into the article. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 05:20, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 03:47, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I heard his sister in law and him were having an affair. She cut it off which he wasn’t happy about. He went to the house that Friday night while his brother was at work and did the unthinkable. 38.126.102.156 (talk) 21:15, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

External links

I removed a large amount of news articles from the external links section. I am placing them here just in case someone wants to use them later.

Mother, 7 Children and a Niece Found Slain in Connecticut Fire, The New York Times (July 23, 1977)
Ex-convict charged in 9 slayings in fire, The New York Times (July 24, 1977)
Arson charge added to 9 murder counts, The New York Times (July 25, 1977)
Suspect arraigned in fire-murder case, The New York Times (July 26, 1977)
Grand Jury on the Line, The New York Times (August 28, 1977)
Suspect in murder of 9 indicted in Waterbury, The New York Times (September 8, 1977)
The Region, The New York Times (June 2, 1979)
Confession Released as Trial Starts In Worst Connecticut Mass Slaying, The New York Times (July 17, 1979)
The Region, The New York Times (July 28, 1979)
Defense opens case in slaying of nine, The New York Times (October 7, 1979)
Roofer Is Guilty In Mass Murders Near Waterbury, The New York Times (October 20, 1979)
Man Convicted of Mass Murder Gets 105 Years in Connecticut, The New York Times (December 1, 1979)
Man charged in mass killing, Spokane Daily Chronicle (July 24, 1977)
Family killing suspect stands silent in court, Spokane Daily Chronicle (July 25, 1977)
Mother, children rites conducted, Spokane Daily Chronicle (July 27, 1977)
Man held in fiery deaths, The Prescott Courier (July 24, 1977)
Will Acquin go free?, The Evening Independent (July 26, 1977)
Foster brother-in-law charged with murders, The Bryan Times (July 23, 1977)
Arraign man in death of woman, 8 youngsters, Ludington Daily News (July 23, 1977)
It was a day of murder, St. Petersburg Times (July 23, 1977)
Fire kills mom, eight kids; some of them were tied up, St. Petersburg Times (July 23, 1977)
Suspect arrested in murder of his foster brother's family, St. Petersburg Times (July 24, 1977)
Suspect tells police of killings, paper says, St. Petersburg Times (July 25, 1977)
Slain family is buried, St. Petersburg Times (July 28, 1977)
Mass murderer gets 105 years to life in prison, St. Petersburg Times (December 1, 1979)
Foster brother accused of 9 murders, The Spokesman-Review (July 24, 1977)
Parolee charged with murders of woman, eight children, Ocala Star-Banner (July 24, 1977)
Acquin has loophole, lawyer says, Ocala Star-Banner (July 26, 1977)
Murder - House fire kills wife, 8 children, The Ledger (July 23, 1977)
End of a promising marriage, The Ledger (July 24, 1977)
Jury mulls fate of suspect in mass murder case, The Ledger (October 19, 1979)
Connecticut jury convicts surspect in mass murder case, The Ledger (October 20, 1979)
Worker gets 105 years for murders, The Ledger (December 1, 1979)
Mass murders alleged work of foster brother, The Victoria Advocate (July 24, 1977)
"Uncle Lorne" faces charges in murders of 9, Boca Raton News (July 25, 1977)
Nine in family slain, foster brother held, The Virgin Islands Daily News (July 25, 1977)
Confession reported, The Milwaukee Sentinel (July 25, 1977)
Slaying verdict: guilty, The Milwaukee Sentinel (October 20, 1979)
Motive remains unclear, The Victoria Advocate (July 25, 1977)
Lawyer says state police misbehaved, Kingman Daily Miner (July 25, 1977)
Services held for slain family, Eugene Register-Guard (July 27, 1977)
Jurors convict Acquin of mass murder, arson, Eugene Register-Guard (October 20, 1979)
Mass said for Connecticut murder victims, Boca Raton News (July 28, 1977)
Murder charges may be dropped, Boca Raton News (August 3, 1977)
Victims of mass murder are buried, Ellensburg Daily Record (July 28, 1977)
Man accused of 9 murders had trouble trusting others, Ellensburg Daily Record (August 1, 1977)
Murder suspect could go free, Ellensburg Daily Record (August 3, 1977)
Kill conviction spurs appeal, Spokane Daily Chronicle (October 20, 1979)
Court sentences slayer of nine, Toledo Blade (December 1, 1979)
Killer of nine persons sentenced to 125 years in Connecticut prison, Eugene Register-Guard (December 1, 1979)

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