Murder Charge Filed In August Stabbing Death At Enfield Town Green

ENFIELD, CT ? An Enfield resident was charged Thursday with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a man inside the gazebo on the Enfield town green in August.

John Wayne Narducci, 53, who lived in an apartment building on Elm Street diagonally across from the green, was arrested on a warrant following a lengthy homicide investigation by Enfield detectives and the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad, Central District, according to Police Chief Alaric Fox.

On Aug. 10 at 2:37 a.m., police received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive man found in the gazebo with multiple stab wounds to his chest. The victim was identified as Christopher Kennedy, 56, and the Chief Medical Examiner?s Office subsequently ruled the manner of death to be homicide, Fox said.

Evidence from the scene, and other evidence developed in the case, was later examined by the Connecticut Division of Scientific Service (Forensic Lab). The evidence connected Narducci to the crime scene, leading to submission of an arrest warrant affidavit for him, Fox said.

Several hours after the body was discovered, a number of Enfield police officers and state troopers, including several canine units, responded across the Connecticut River to the Windsor Locks Canal State Park in Suffield. A man, later identified as Narducci, was seen being led out of a wooded area in handcuffs. At the time, Lt. Willie Pedemonti said the man is "a suspect in an assault on a police officer," but provided no further details.

Narducci was originally charged with assault on public safety personnel, and held in lieu of $1 million bond. Eight days after his arrest, he was additionally charged with two counts of second-degree assault and a single count of carrying a dangerous weapon, in connection with a prior incident on July 20, according to judicial records.

An additional bond of $500,000 was set on the additional charges. Narducci has been in custody since his initial arrest.

He was arraigned on the murder charge in court Thursday, Fox said.