Overview
- A jury convicted William Kelly of two counts of second‑degree murder for the deaths of Christine Falzone and her nearly full‑term unborn daughter, and a court imposed two consecutive 40‑years‑to‑life sentences.
- Prosecutors described extensive injuries to Falzone, saying she had roughly 100 bruises, five broken ribs and internal bleeding that they argued proved a violent, lethal attack while she was visibly pregnant.
- This case is the first prosecution in New Hampshire under the 2018 fetal homicide law, a statute that allows murder charges when a fetus at or past a defined stage of development is killed.
- Authorities said Kelly tried to portray himself as a victim when first responders arrived and attempted to shift blame onto Falzone, a point prosecutors used to challenge his credibility at trial.
- Falzone’s family spoke at sentencing about her life and loss, and the ruling could influence how prosecutors bring and judges sentence future cases that involve unborn victims under state law.