76-Year-Old Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter of UConn Professor Husband

Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi admitted to killing her husband and hiding his body, with sentencing set for late June.

Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, 76, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and larceny in the death of her husband, UConn professor Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi.
The body of Dr. Bigazzi was discovered in the basement of their Burlington, Connecticut home in February 2018, months after his death in July 2017.
Investigators found that Dr. Bigazzi's paychecks continued to be deposited into the couple's joint account after his death.
Kosuda-Bigazzi initially claimed self-defense, stating she killed her husband with a hammer during a confrontation.
Sentencing for Kosuda-Bigazzi is scheduled for June 28.