A Yale professor is speaking publicly for the first time since her 81-year-old father was arrested in connection with the 1982 killing of her mother, a case that remained unsolved for more than four decades.
According to a Nov. 24 press release from the Foster City Police Department in California, Patrick Galvani was taken into custody in San Francisco and booked in the San Mateo County Jail on a murder charge tied to the death of his wife, Nancy Galvani.
Alison Galvani, an epidemiology professor at Yale who was around 5 years old when her mother was killed, Connecticut, telling him, "You killed my mother." According to Alison, he replied, "It wasn’t my fault."
According to jail records, Patrick Galvani is being held without bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 15.
Alison Galvani, Horngrad's office and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office did not respond to requests for comment.