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Richard and Connie Dabate seemed like a perfect couple.

They were often pictured grinning happily alongside their two young boys.

The four of them resided in a gorgeous suburban home in Ellington, Connecticut – and to their friends and family, the Dabate’s were a perfect American family.

In the run up to the festive season in 2015, Connie, 39, was set on having a perfect Christmas Day.

She was trying to organise a potluck with one of her close friends and joked about her appalling cooking skills over text.

If I don’t get to see you, Merry Christmas, her friend said when the chat ended.

But Connie’s jokes about her cooking leaving her guests with ‘food

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