Home Invasion Horror

A member of the Connecticut state police prepares to enter the Petit home in Cheshire Conn., on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The home was the scene of a home invasion in which three members of the Petit family were killed after intruders entered their home early Monday.

William Petit Jr., the Connecticut doctor who was seriously injured after intruders broke into his home in Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007. Intruders broke into the home of the prominent doctor, held the family hostage for several hours and then set the house on fire, police said. The doctor's wife and two daughters were killed.

Fire damage is evident at the Petit home in Cheshire, Conn., on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The home was the scene of a home invasion in which three members of the Petit family were killed after intruders entered their home early Monday.

A member of the Connecticut state police prepares to enter the Petit home in Cheshire, Conn., on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The home was the scene of a home invasion in which three members of the Petit family were killed after intruders entered their home early Monday.

One of two suspects in a Cheshire, Conn., home invasion and triple homicide on Monday July 24, 2007 is brought into Meriden superior court on Tuesday July 24, 2007. The Suspects, Steven Hayes of Winsted Conn., and Joshua Komisarjevsky of Cheshire, Conn. were brought to the court for arraignment.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26, seen here, and Steven Hayes, 44, were arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in connection with a home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007. Dr. William Petit Jr., a prominent endocrinologist, was severely injured and was the sole survivor of Monday's attack in which his wife and two daughters were killed.

Steven Hayes, 44, one of the men arrested in connection with the home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire, Conn., was arraigned in Meriden, Conn., Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Cheshire Police Chief Michael Cruess speaks during a news conference in Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007.

Firemen investigate a burned area of the home of Dr. William Petit in Cheshire, Conn., on Monday, July 23, 2007. Intruders broke into the home of the prominent doctor, held the family hostage for several hours and then set the house on fire, police said. The doctor's his wife and two daughters were killed and the doctor was severely injured.

Connecticut State and Cheshire Police and fire officials gather evidence at the home of Dr. William Petit in Cheshire, Conn., on Monday July 23, 2007. Intruders broke into the home of the prominent doctor, held the family hostage for several hours and then set the house on fire, police and others said. The doctor's wife and two daughters were killed and the doctor was severely injured.

Cheshire, Conn. police officers examine a crashed vehicle in Cheshire, Conn., on Monday, July 23, 2007, that they said was used in a get-away attempt by two men who were seen leaving a home in Cheshire. Intruders broke into the home of a prominent doctor, held the family hostage for several hours and then set the house on fire. The doctor's wife and two daughters were killed, and the doctor was seriously injured.

The Cheshire, Conn. branch of the Bank of America is seen in downtown Cheshire, Conn., Monday, July 23, 2007, where a woman was taken to the bank by one of the suspects in a case involving the killing of three people after intruders broke into a home.