KILLINGLY, Conn. — The man accused of killing a visiting nurse in 2023 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Michael Reese, 40, previously pleaded guilty to the murder of 63-year-old visiting nurse Joyce Grayson in Willimantic . Grayson was from Brooklyn, Conn.

The plea agreement was reached to sentence Reese to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole. The earliest Reese could be released is 2075.

On Oct. 28, 2023, Grayson came to a halfway home for registered sex offenders to care for patients.

Michael Reese, a convicted rapist, was staying at the halfway home at the time of Grayson’s visit.

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At some point, police say she was attacked and killed by Reese whil

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