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Reward Offered in Mallove Killing
The Day (CT)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Norwich - Police announced Wednesday they are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the 2004 killing of physicist Eugene Mallove in Norwich.

The 56-year-old Mallove, who lived in Pembroke, N.H., was found beaten to death in the driveway of his mother's house at 119 Salem Turnpike on May 14, 2004. Mallove was editor-in-chief of Infinite Energy magazine and a prominent scientist who had championed cold fusion.

Murder charges were dropped in November against the two men originally charged in his death. The state's case against the men - Gary McAvoy and Joseph Reilly - unraveled when extensive testing on physical evidence failed to establish their guilt. Norwich police had previously obtained arrest warrants charging them in 2005, and a judge later found that probable cause existed to continue prosecuting them.

The Norwich Police Department, New London State's Attorney's Office and the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad formed the Mallove Homicide Task Force to investigate the killing.

Some credible information has been uncovered by investigators, police said, but they need more information to move the case forward. The governor's office authorized the reward.

Anyone with information can contact the Mallove Homicide Task Force at (860) 886-5561, ext. 600 or the state police at (860) 848-6500, ext. 5110.

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