Dr. Petit to Testify In Favor of Autopsy Sealing Bill

The man who lost 2 daughters wants reports to be sealed.

Dr. William Petit will be at the State Capitol on Monday urging lawmakers to pass legislation, which allows the parent of a murdered child to seal autopsy reports.

Petit's wife and two daughters were killed in a home invasion in 2007.

The proposed legislation would allow autopsies to be sealed from the public only by the parent or legal guardian of a murdered child, and they must remain available to law enforcement agencies, public social service agencies, defense attorneys, civil litigants and various others with stakes in the case.

The lawmaker who proposed the bill says parents should be allowed to choose to limit access.

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