Cole Theodore Werhan, 28, was arrested on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) and charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Janine Brooke Murphy. Murphy’s body was found in late March in the home where she lived in Burlington, Connecticut. The arrest came after Connecticut’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Murphy died from blunt force trauma to the head and ruled it a homicide.
Murphy was known by her fans as Brooke. She was found dead at the bottom of the stairs on March 29. Connecticut State Police immediately declared the case suspicious. At the same time, when a detective called her mother Beth Murphy, the family learned that the police did not believe that the young woman had died simply from falling down the stairs.
Investigation of the situation is still going on
Beth Murphy told WBZ-TV that another detective came to the phone. He said he wanted to tell something. Your daughter not only fell down the stairs but had injury marks all over her body. After this shocking information, Verhan has been accused of murder. He is being held on a $5 million cash bond and was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Torrington Superior Court. State police said the circumstances surrounding Murphy’s death are still under investigation. Cole Theodore Varhan, 28, was arrested Tuesday and charged with the murder of 26-year-old Janina ‘Brooke’ Murphy.
the heart was very clean
Murphy told WBZ that now it has been confirmed that it was not an accident, so that’s a really hard thing to say. Murphy said her daughter was a quiet and creative young woman whose outgoing nature made her memorable to those around her. Many people said that she was my best friend. Almost everyone said that Brooke was my best friend. His heart was very clean.
Neighbors in Burlington said they saw police taking Varhan away in handcuffs from his home on Clair Hill Road at around 4 pm on Tuesday. The arrest took place a few months after police came to the property after Murphy’s death.
I came angry
Joe Prespare, a Burlington resident, said the arrest gives hope that Murphy’s family may finally get answers. Connecticut State Police said the circumstances surrounding Murphy’s death are still under investigation. Connecticut State Police said the circumstances surrounding Murphy’s death are still under investigation. According to the arrest warrant, Varhan was first arrested in the case on November 20, 2025. A woman he met on Bumble had told police that he had become angry after drinking alcohol.
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