In the Middle of the Night

A robbery takes a fatal turn. The true story of the shocking Connecticut home invasion perpetrated by Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes.

The affluent suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, seemed like the perfect place for Dr. William Petit and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, to raise their two lovely daughters. Until July 23, 2007, when, according to police, two ex-cons invaded the Petit home hoping to embark on a routine robbery one that would ultimately prove deadly.

What unfolded at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive was a tragic and horrifying sequence of events that shocked a community and made headlines across the nation. Before the morning was over, Mrs. Hawke-Petit and one of her daughters would be sexually assaulted, the entire house would go up in flames, and only Dr. Petit his head bloodied, his legs bound would manage to escape with his life. With the help of neighbors and local police, the two suspects were soon found and captured. Now, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes are serving life sentences for murder In the Middle of the Night.