The Murdered Anita and Champaben Patel

The Murdered 
Anita and Champaben Patel
Windsor, Connecticut

 A Mother–Daughter Tragedy That Still Haunts Connecticut 😔

In March 1996, a horrific crime shook the town of Windsor, Connecticut. 54 year old Champaben Patel was attacked in her home, bound with duct tape, strangled, and set on fire. As the assault unfolded, her daughter Anita arrived with her two young children. Sensing danger, Anita urged the kids, just 3 and 5, to flee, and a neighbor soon found them and alerted police. Tragically, Anita was cornered in the kitchen, stabbed 14 times, dragged away from a sliding door she nearly escaped through, and ultimately died from smoke inhalation after gasoline was poured around her and ignited. Investigators believe the killer was familiar with the home, and although Champaben’s son, Jatin Patel, has long been considered a person of interest due to family conflicts and a weak alibi, no one has ever been charged. Nearly three decades later, the case remains unsolved, and authorities continue to seek answers.

If you have information, please contact the Connecticut Cold Case Unit at 1-866-623-8058 or the Chief State’s Attorney’s tip line at 860-548-0606.

Sources:
https://portal.ct.gov/dcj/knowledge-base/articles/cold-cases/open-cold-cases-and-rewards?language=en_US
https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/champa-anita-patel
https://coldcasene.org/f/champaben-and-anita-patel

State Police Take Another Look At Cold Case Murders Of Patel Family

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Vd3NJ8fRIyyeuadTgLU03
https://www.truecrimene.com/episodes/episode-23-the-murder-of-champaben-and-anita-patel