Petit Family Killer Saw A Demon With 'Glowing Eyes,' Testifies Pastor
Nov. 2 2011, Published 8:30 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
More disturbing testimony in the penalty phase of convicted Petit family killer Joshua Komisarjevsky's trial emerged on Wednesday as his former pastor took the stand, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting.
In testimony that was delivered like a church sermon, Bryce Whiting told the New Haven, Connecticut court how when Joshua was a teenager the convicted triple-murderer claimed he saw a "specter, a dark spiritual being" that had "glowing eyes" and was "menacing in his appearance," reported the Hartford Courant.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Komisarjevsky was found guilty of 17 counts on October 13 for the grisly murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, and the vicious beating of their father, Dr. William Petit, on July 23, 2007. The same jury who convicted him is now deciding whether he serve life in prison or gets the death penalty.
The Evangelical Bible Church pastor testified that during the supernatural incident, the then-teenage Komisarjevsky said a ghostly creature was guarding a pipe bomb that he kept by the television and made himself.
When church leaders attempted to exorcise the demon they told the troubled teen he had to hand over all his weapons, including homemade spears and sharp objects "to get rid of the devil.” Josh told Whiting that he needed the weapons to guard against a gang in town who were trying to hurt him, and the following week he broke into a hardware store to steal more supplies.
The most haunting aspect of the boy's behavior at that time was his blank expression, revealed his pastor. "What I saw in Josh's eyes was nothing. I hesitate to say that… but that to me is something of great concern," said Whiting.