Marissa Alter

Evening Reporter

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Marissa Alter grew up in Connecticut and is thrilled to be back home. She joined News 12 in May 2015 after reporting in KY and IL. Marissa is the station’s courts and crime reporter and has covered several big cases during her career.

Story image: Ellen Wink’s murder trial: What the jury saw and heard before getting the case

Ellen Wink’s murder trial: What the jury saw and heard before getting the case

Story image: Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of ex-Norwalk official charged in tenant’s deadly shooting

Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of ex-Norwalk official charged in tenant’s deadly shooting

Story image: Defense in Ellen Wink’s murder trial rests with extreme emotional distress, self-defense claims

Defense in Ellen Wink’s murder trial rests with extreme emotional distress, self-defense claims

Story image: Psychologist’s testimony: Ellen Wink feared Kurt Lametta before she shot and killed him

Psychologist’s testimony: Ellen Wink feared Kurt Lametta before she shot and killed him

Story image: Kent Mawhinney pleads guilty to lesser charge in Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance and murder

Kent Mawhinney pleads guilty to lesser charge in Jennifer Dulos’ disappearance and murder

Story image: Motorcycle crash in Milford shuts down stretch of I-95 North, backs up traffic for miles

Motorcycle crash in Milford shuts down stretch of I-95 North, backs up traffic for miles