Norwalk man pleads to murder in strangulation death

NORWALK — A man has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a woman who was found strangled in her condominium last year. The Stamford Advocate reports that 43-year-old James Cunningham faces up to 25 years in prison when sentenced for the June 2016 death of 52-year-old Marian Alexander. Cunningham is already behind bars on an unrelated charge. Police say neighbors noticed that the door to Alexander’s Norwalk apartment was open and found her face down w