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Summary: Amanda Dark, 41, was killed in New Britain, Connecticut on Nov. 3. Her husband, John Dark, 44, was later found dead by suicide. Police investigating a possible connection.
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A 41-year-old White woman was found dead and her estranged husband was also found dead at separate locations in central Connecticut. Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of Amanda Dark, 41, who was killed in New Britain on Nov. 3., and her husband, John Dark, 44, while preliminary forensic findings have connected evidence from the two sites.
Amanda Dark was found inside her New Britain home after officers responded at about 8:20 a.m. to a report of a possible suicide. Police found her in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled her death a homicide.
Investigators said John Dark was later found inside his vehicle at the Silver Lake boat launch in Berlin, with a gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner determined that he died by suicide.
Amanda was white. John was black.
Evidence
New Britain police have not formally classified the deaths as a murder-suicide. In a statement released Nov. 10, however, they reported a preliminary correlation between ballistic evidence recovered at Amanda Dark’s home and evidence found inside her husband’s vehicle. Confirmatory testing by the state forensic laboratory was still pending.
The findings add an important investigative link, but authorities have not publicly detailed exactly what happened between the couple or announced a final account of the events.
Divorce and Court Filings
Court records show Amanda Dark filed for divorce in September. She had previously sought restraining orders, describing alleged mental abuse and concerns about her husband’s anger when drinking. Both requests were denied after she did not appear at the required hearings.
John Dark also sought a restraining order against Amanda in October. A judge denied his request following a hearing.
At the time of his death, John Dark had a pending arrest case stemming from an alleged April incident. The listed charges included third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a child.
About Amanda
Amanda (Messenger) Dark was a New Britain native who graduated from Newington High School. She worked for Aetna Insurance Co. and as a personal esthetician (skin care specialist). She was also a mother of two adult children and a grandmother to a 2-year-old.
Her brother, Derick Messenger, described her as genuine, kind and spirited, and said she put others before herself.
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