More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from ...

Connecticut to Award $5.9 Million to Family ... including writers Arthur Miller and William Styron, who called for his release. Lapointe, who died at age 74 in 2020, had Dandy-Walker syndrome ...

Lapointe’s case became a cause celebre, receiving widespread publicity from advocates for the disabled and celebrities, including writers Arthur Miller and William Styron, who called for his ...