Overview

• East Hartford detectives arrested George Legere at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, where he is serving a 25-year term from a 2021 Avon case.
• A warrant issued Sept. 19 charges him with murdering 21-year-old Janet Couture, who police say was attacked in her Cannon Road home on Oct. 13, 1973.
• Investigators say the 2021 Avon kidnapping arrest exposed patterns and older assaults with "disturbing similarities" that advanced the homicide probe.
• Court records show Legere was presented in Manchester Superior Court on Wednesday, with bail set at $1 million and the case continued to Oct. 8.
• East Hartford police credit cooperation with Avon police and the state Cold Case Unit and continue to seek tips from the public.