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Jan 2025
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William Alvarado (Ace of Spades, Connect...

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Our card this week is William Alvarado, the Ace of Spades from Connecticut.

William Alvarado was 73 years old when he was found stabbed to death in his living room in Willimantic, Connecticut in 2016. For years, his case was ice cold. But just recently, it started heating up– all thanks to a tip that came in from a deck of cold case playing cards. Now, detectives are working around the clock to finally solve William’s murder – and they’re the closest they’ve ever been.

  • If you or anyone you know has information about William Alvarado’s murder in Willimantic, Connecticut, on Sept. 7, 2016,  please call the Willimantic Police Department at (860) 465-3135 or the Connecticut Cold Case Unit tip line at 1-866-623-8058. Tips can also be sent by email, to cold.case@ct.gov, by Facebook Messenger to the Connecticut DCJ Cold Case Unit Facebook page or mailed to the Willimantic Police Department, 22 Meadow Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226.

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