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This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for regular/free release on Sunday, December 21st, 2025.

Rashod Newton had committed violent crimes before. He had even been violent with his girlfriend Alessia before. So when Rashod shot and killed Alessia Mesquita just feet from their year-old daughter, it took friends and family little time to piece together the tragedy…

Written by Samantha Grove, Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources: 

  1. Police report from New Haven Police Department

  2. Case files from New Haven Police Department

  3. Interview footage/audio from New Haven Police Department

  4. Court proceeding recording from New Haven Courts

  5. New Haven man sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder of girlfriend

  6. New Haven man convicted of killing woman in front of their child gets 35 years in prison

  7. Boyfriend Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Murdering Alessia Mesquita

  8. Rashod Newton Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for 2021 Murder of Alessia Mesquita in New Haven

  9. Obituary of Alessia Maria Mesquita

  10. Domestic Violence Research

  11. New Haven Independent - Vigil Keeps Alive Alessia’s Memory

  12. US Census Bureau Data

  13. New Haven Crime Rates

  14. Rashod Newton Pleads Guilty to March 2021 Murder of Alessia Mesquita in New Haven

  15. New Haven homicide suspect says he 'snapped'​

Music & Sound Effect Sources

  • Opening Track: “Dragon Silk” by Cody Martin

  • Closing Track: “Ghostly Trails” by Alsever Lake; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway 

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com 


 
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