Connecticut’s Letting a Brain-Eating Killer Loose- “Hes Fine Now”

Are We Cool With This?

What’s up everybody? Welcome back to CT Casual, where we’re digging into the wild mess Connecticut’s stepping in now. Look, we’ve already got potholes that’ll trash your car, homelessness spiking, drugs sneaking everywhere, crime creeping up, and—oh yeah—we’re the third highest-taxed state in the nation. Life’s tough enough here. But now the whole country’s side-eyeing us like we’re soft, rich, progressive weirdos because our Psychiatric Security Review Board just greenlit a conditional release for Tyree Smith—the “Connecticut Cannibal.” Buckle up, fam, this one’s a doozy.

Who’s Tyree Smith, Anyway?

Let’s roll it back to 2011. Tyree Smith, 34, was a Bridgeport dude who went full horror movie. December that year, he crossed paths with Angel “Tun Tun” Gonzalez, a homeless guy just trying to scrape by. Smith lured Gonzalez to an empty spot on Brooks Street, then hacked him apart with an axe. And it gets worse—way worse. His cousin, Nicole Rabb, testified he didn’t stop there: he carved out chunks of Gonzalez’s brain and an eyeball, hauled ‘em to Lakeview Cemetery, and ate them. Washed it down with sake, too—said the eyeball tasted “like an oyster.” Straight nightmare fuel. In 2012, cops nabbed him, and by 2013, a three-judge panel said he was too nuts for regular jail—schizophrenia, booze, and drugs had him twisted. So, instead of bars, he got 60 years max at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown for a shot at “fixing” him.

The Big Release Twist

Fast forward to February 21, 2025. The Psychiatric Security Review Board drops a bomb: Smith’s getting a conditional release. Some shrink swore his schizophrenia and substance issues are “in full remission” with meds and therapy—been that way long enough they think he’s chill now. He’s not roaming free yet—starts with day passes on hospital grounds, then supervised trips out, all under tight watch and pill-popping rules. Board rep Vanessa Cardella’s flexing his “long-term stability” and “treatment engagement” like it’s a gold star. But let’s keep it 100—nobody’s buying this easy. Gonzalez’s family, like sister-in-law Talitha Frazier, begged ‘em to keep him locked, asking, “How do we know he won’t snap again?” Fair as hell. Republican senators—Paul Cicarella, Heather Somers, Henri Martin, Stephen Harding—are pissed, calling it “outrageous” and “mind-boggling.” Murder plus cannibalism, and he’s getting a hall pass? Tough sell.

Even the Dahmer Guy’s Worried

Here’s a kicker: Geoffrey Hosier, an investigator who worked the Jeffrey Dahmer case—yeah, that Dahmer—chimed in on this. Dude’s seen the worst of the worst, and he’s not vibing with it. He told X, “Guys like this, with that level of violence and impulse, don’t just ‘get better.’ Meds fail, supervision slips—seen it too many times.” Coming from someone who dug into a cannibal killer’s playbook, that hits different. If a Dahmer pro’s twitching, maybe we should be too.

Why This Stings for Connecticut

This ain’t just about Smith—it’s what it screams to everyone else. We’re already pegged as the tax-heavy, progressive playground where you’re broke unless you’re a Greenwich millionaire. Now we’re the state letting a brain-muncher back out because he’s “good now”? The same guy who could turn axe-happy if his meds skip a beat? No wonder outsiders think we’re unhinged. And get this—Connecticut’s homeless numbers are climbing, up 12.4% since 2019 from 3,033 to 3,410, and way higher than the 2,594 low in 2021 let alone over the 14 years Smith’s been locked up. With signs popping up in towns telling folks not to give cash or even look at the homeless, if Hosier’s right—and this dude who cracked Dahmer’s case says monsters like Smith don’t just “heal”—we’re basically rolling out a buffet for Smith in some of the poorest corners of the state, like Bridgeport. Gonzalez’s family there didn’t even get a heads-up about this—they found out with the rest of us. Where’s their peace? The board’s all “structured supervision,” but when you’re talking about a guy who snacked on someone’s face, that feels flimsy as hell.

What’s Coming?

Smith’s still at Connecticut Valley Hospital for now, easing into this release gig—stick to the rules, keep the meds flowing, and the leash stretches. But the pushback’s heating up. Lawmakers, regular folks, even Dahmer’s old investigator—all asking: what’s the game plan if this goes south? Connecticut’s got enough headaches without being the poster child for “rehab gone rogue.”

So, what’s your call? Bold move for redemption, or a dumb gamble with our safety? Hit me with your thoughts—I’m all ears. We don’t need another reason for the country to clown us. For more real talk on this and everything else, check out the Connecticut Casual Show on youtube.com/HalfLifePlays. Catch you there!