1 day ago · Laura Williams of New Canaan was identified as the victim of a homicide Friday in which police say a man called 911 to report that he had killed his mother.

20 hours ago · Van Stockum, who has since been charged with murder after his mother, Laura Williams, was found bludgeoned to death in a New Canaan home, had called police earlier …

1 day ago · Sebastian Van Stockum, 20, of New Canaan, is charged in the death of Laura Williams after police say he called 911 and told dispatch he had killed his mother.

1 day ago · Sebastian Van Stockum, 20, appeared in Stamford Superior Court, charged with murder in the death of Laura Williams. Van Stockum graduated from New Canaan High …

4 days ago · NEW CANAAN, CT (WFSB) - A 20-year-old New Canaan man accused of killing his mother appeared in court Monday, wearing a white Tyvek jumpsuit as he faced murder …

Sep 26, 2025 · The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of …

The name Laura is the feminized form of laurus, Latin for " bay laurel plant", which in the Greco-Roman era was used as a symbol of victory, honor or fame. The name represents the …