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Case Description

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In the late hours of a summer night in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 26, 1966, the life of 24-year-old Carolyn Sykes was tragically cut short. She was inside a residence at 16 Northeast Drive when a man named Arthur J. Davis, then 27, entered the home armed with a carbine and began shooting. The motive for this violent outburst stemmed from a personal grievance Davis had with his estranged girlfriend, who had left him earlier that day.

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Victim Details

Carolyn Sykes

Female

New Haven

CT

1966-08-26

24

Carolyn

Sykes

04/30/2026