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The murder of Helle Crafts. Helle Crafts was a Danish flight attendant who was murdered by her husband, Richard Crafts, in 1986. Richard killed Helle by bludgeoning her with a blunt object and then dismembering her body with a chainsaw. He then scattered the remains in different locations around Connecticut. The case became known as the "woodchipper murder" because of the use of the chainsaw to dispose of the body. Richard was eventually arrested and convicted of murder, and is currently serving a 50-year sentence in prison.