Autopsy: Norwich woman stabbed to death
John Barry The Bulletin
Jun 18, 2015 at 12:11 PM Jun 18, 2015 at 5:59 PM
NORWICH — A 25-year-old Norwich woman found dead Monday afternoon was stabbed to death, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Casey Chadwick was found Monday in a closet in her apartment at 16 Spaulding St., Norwich.
Norwich police say someone killed Chadwick, and they continue to hunt for Chadwick's killer.
"It's a very, very active investigation," Deputy Police Chief Patrick Daley said.
An autopsy conducted Tuesday at the medical examiner's office in Farmington found the manner of Chadwick's death was "sharp force injuries to the head and neck with vascular injuries," and the cause of death was homicide.
Daley declined to say whether police have a suspect in the case or whether an arrest is imminent. He also declined to comment about the autopsy finding.
He did say no one else should be in danger.
"It appears to be an isolated incident," Daley said.
Chadwick, a certified nursing aide, lived alone in an apartment of a two-floor home built in 1870 that was divided into four apartments.
Chadwick's mother, Wendy Hartling, said Chadwick had lived in Norwich for about six months. Before that, Chadwick had lived in Gales Ferry with Hartling and her family.
Chadwick kept a dog as a pet, a pit bull named Jet, who wasn't yet full grown. Her father and stepmother were going to take care of Jet, Hartling said.
At the time Chadwick was killed, they were hunting for a three-bedroom apartment in the area that Chadwick, Hartling and her husband's daughter could share, Hartling said.
"We had looked at apartments, but weren't happy with anything," Hartling said.
Hartling said she was told her daughter was killed early Monday.
The last time Hartling heard from Chadwick was Sunday, when Chadwick texted her while she did her laundry, Hartling said. She said Chadwick had failed to reply to a text she sent Monday, but Hartling hadn't thought anything about it.
"Her family — we're all devastated," she said.
Chadwick was licensed as a certified nursing aide in 2009, according to state records. She had worked for more than three years at Norwichtown Rehabilitation and Care Center and had been scheduled to start a new job with a local home health care agency this week, her mother said.