The Deck Janet Couture (Jack of Diamonds, Connecticut)
Mar 25, 2026
A decades-old Connecticut murder case and the long hunt for answers. Forensic challenges and how aging evidence stalled investigators for years. A suspect with a violent past resurfaces and new DNA leads shift the investigation. A prison informant, signed notes, and a final interrogation bring the case to a dramatic close.
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Janet Woke Boyfriend Then Found Murdered
- Janet woke her boyfriend at ~3 a.m. saying she heard someone in the house, and he searched the apartment then left for work around 3:10 a.m..
- Neighbor found the window pried open and later discovered Janet upstairs dead with a knife in her chest and hands bound behind her back.
Evidence Pointed Away From Robbery Motive
- Crime scene showed no sign of robbery: valuables, safety deposit box, and jewelry were untouched despite a knife likely taken from a kitchen drawer.
- Detectives concluded the murder was likely sexually motivated or personal, not a simple burglary gone wrong.
Neighbors Had Long Suspicions About George Legere
- George Legere was named repeatedly by neighbors and had prior arrests for violent assaults and sexual offenses in the 1960s.
- He'd been seen at a neighbor's that night and described by Janet's sister as "creepy," often asking to use phones.