ELLINGTON--Six months to the day after Connie Dabate was killed in her Ellington home, still nothing new to report in her case, and no named suspects.
With no arrest, State Police continue to offer their standard statement that it is an "active investigation," and last month Ellington First Selectman Lori Spielman told FOX 61 that State Police continue to work the case.
"It's not forgotten," said Spielman at the time. "It's not dropped. They are still working on it."
Official details in the case also remain limited.
A burglary alarm on December 23 brought police to the house on Birchview Drive; officers encountered smoke and then found Dabate's husband, Rick, injured. He told police it was a home invasion robbery. Shortly after Connie Dabate was found dead, shot in the stomach and head.
Right after the crime, detectives claimed there was no threat to the public, but have refused to say who is responsible.
Law enforcement experts, like University of New Haven lecturer and former FBI Special Agent Ken Gray, says detectives may not have enough evidence to make an arrest.
"The likelihood of making an arrest drops as time goes on, unless there is some new evidence or new information that comes to light," Gray said.
Spielman said a similar sentiment last month when FOX 61 spoke to her. "They're still trying to make sure they have enough evidence for a case and make sure that their evidence is perfectly in order."
She added that Rick Dabate and his two children still live at their house on Birchview Drive.
Spielman says she's been assured by the lead detective in the case that an arrest will be made, but she just doesn't know when.
State Police last told FOX 61 there were no updates on the case.
