Friends recall slain Stamford woman as tireless volunteer with a radiant smile
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STAMFORD Denise McLaughlin was a loving mother, a dedicated volunteer, an aspiring entrepreneur and a devout Christian, according to friends.
But the 50-year-old Jamaican native’s promising life was cut short late last month when she was stabbed to death inside of her Stamford home.
Police have since arrested her 25-year-old son, Winston Weathers, on murder charges, and state prosecutors say he has already issued a full confession to investigators.
Friends, however, are still coming to terms with McLaughlin’s death.
Marsha Wallace met McLaughlin a few years ago through a mutual acquaintance and their shared work with New York charities, and the two have been friends since.
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A 26-year-old Fairfield County man has been arrested for the murder of his mother, found stabbed to death in her apartment.
Winston George Weathers, of Stamford, was arrested on Tuesday, April 6, for the stabbing murder of Denise McLaughlin, age 50, also of Stamford, authorities said.
McClaughlin was found with multiple stab wounds around 9 p.m., Friday, April 2 in her first-floor apartment at 48 Manor St., after police officers responded to her home for a welfare check, said Stamford Police Captain Richard Conklin. Friends of the victim became concerned after attempting to call her for several days without making contact, he said.
Stamford man gave full confession to fatally stabbing his mother, prosecutor says
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The Manor Street home in which a woman was found dead on Friday in the South End of Stamford, Conn., photographed on Monday, April 5, 2021. City detectives are investigating after 50-year-old Denise McLaughlin was found dead late Friday in an apparent homicide, police said.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Manor Street home in which 50-year-old Denise McLaughlin was found dead on Friday in the South End of Stamford, Conn., photographed on Monday, April 5, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Stamford man gave full confession to fatally stabbing his mother, prosecutor says
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The Manor Street home in which a woman was found dead on Friday in the South End of Stamford, Conn., photographed on Monday, April 5, 2021. City detectives are investigating after 50-year-old Denise McLaughlin was found dead late Friday in an apparent homicide, police said.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Manor Street home in which 50-year-old Denise McLaughlin was found dead on Friday in the South End of Stamford, Conn., photographed on Monday, April 5, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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