A 53-year-old man has pleaded guilty in connection with the death of a pregnant 28-year-old woman in Milford in 2001.
Luis A. Rodriquez, 53, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Kelsey Monahon and took a 20-year-sentence, according to State's Attorney Kevin Lawlor.
Monahon found was strangled and beaten in her home on Bittersweet Avenue in Milford on May 25, 2001, according to the Office of the State's Attorney.
Her husband found her unconscious, with her hands and feet bound. Monahon died three days later at Bridgeport Hospital, authorities said.
The couple was due to celebrate their second wedding anniversary just days later.
Her death was ruled a homicide.
On Jan. 13, 2011, an arrest warrant was issued.
Rodriguez, who was incarcerated in Oklahoma on unrelated charges, was charged with murder. Police said he targeted the Monahon’s home for a robbery or burglary.
He will be sentenced Sept. 25 in Milford and will serve 20 years in prison.
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