Divers search river for murder weapon

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Divers are searching the Quinnipiac River for a knife that was used in New Haven's eighth homicide.

Police say Josue Rivera, 27, told them he acted in self-defense when he stabbed Anthony Pesapane, 31, to death inside his home on Howard Avenue in New Haven.

Following the murder, Rivera says he threw the knife into the Quinnipiac River.

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Rivera and his girlfriend, 29-year-old Marta Matejkowska, were both arrested after police found Pesapane's body in the back of a rental truck in Woodbridge.

The duo faced a judge yesterday to be arraigned.