05
March
MAN GUILTY IN PAPERGIRL KILLING (Murderer will face life in prison without parole)
New Haven Register
Jose Torres, a 29-year-old registered sex offender, was convicted Monday of the 1998 murder of11 year old Angelica Padilla who was killed while delivering newspapers. Torres, who was on parole,lived in the same apartment complex as the girl, Angelica Padilla. On August 13 Angelica failed toreturn home from her afternoon newspaper route. Seven hours later, Willimantic police discoveredher partially clad body on a wooded hillside behind her apartment complex, where Torres also lived.Police said her shirt was pulled up and her shorts were missing. Torres was arrested days