Guilty plea in Bridie Fanning’s murder

Bridie Fanning was not the first person killed by Abraham Froesse-Friessen. And in December Froesse-Friessen will be sentenced on his second murder conviction.

Fanning, 47, was shot to death in her Kingsville apartment on Jan. 25 — on Nov. 7, Froesse-Friessen pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Windsor to second degree murder in her death.

The 52-year-old Froesse-Friessen, who lived in a neighboring apartment, previously served 15 years in prison for first-degree murder in Texas.

Court was told in the months leading up to her death, Fanning had called police to report harassment by Froesse-Friessen.

He was arrested and charged with assault and unlawfully in a dwelling house and then released.

About three months later, court heard, Froesse-Friessen called 911 to report that he had shot Fanning.

Froesse-Friessen was originally charged with first-degree murder but agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder.