Lab tech charged with Yale grad student's murder

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Really a tragedy for the girl and her loved ones...

And a lab tech... wow. Some pretty weird characters in that line of work.

I would hope that the school will adopt a policy where anyone on campus after a certain time a night would have to check in and out through night time security guards, perhaps even be escorted to and from buildings. Also, security should be aware of all who are in what buildings at night and probably should do routine stop ins.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A law enforcement official says authorities are investigating whether the Yale killing suspect's work attitude led to the confrontation. The official said Thursday that investigators don't know why Raymond Clark III might have killed 24-year-old Annie Le, because he won't talk to police. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing and many details remain sealed.

People interviewed by police have painted Clark as a controlling man who viewed the laboratory as his territory.

Authorities are investigating whether that led to the killing, but the official says that's just a theory.

Clark has been transferred to a state prison in New Haven.

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Associated Press writer Matt Apuzzo in Washington contributed to this report.

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Really a tragedy for the girl and her loved ones...

And a lab tech... wow. Some pretty weird characters in that line of work.

I would hope that the school will adopt a policy where anyone on campus after a certain time a night would have to check in and out through night time security guards, perhaps even be escorted to and from buildings. Also, security should be aware of all who are in what buildings at night and probably should do routine stop ins.

I think that's called shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.

There is no adequate defense against someone who is capable of harbouring this much of a grudge against a collegue. It is terribly, terribly sad that the circumstances conspired to create this tragedy of that there is not a shadow of a doubt but to believe that there are more and more measures that one can impose that will eliminate such tragedies is a false one.

The only good thing is that it is highly unlikely that such a set of circumstances will conspire again in the near or even distant future.

Edited September 17, 2009 by Madame Cleo

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Truly sad story and tragedy, just horrible, how could anyone murder someone and do that to a person body is unimaginable.

By RAY HENRY and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Writer

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Raymond Clark III appeared in court and was charged with murder Thursday hours after his arrest in the killing of a graduate student whose body was found stuffed in the wall of the research building where they both worked. Raymond Clark III, 24, kept his head bowed during the three-minute appearance in the death of Annie Le, also 24. He didn't enter a plea and said, "Yes, your honor," when asked whether he understood his rights. The judge then set bail at $3 million and sent him to a holding cell.

New Haven Police Chief James Lewis said Le's death was a case of workplace violence and elaborated little except to say reports that the two had a romantic relationship were untrue "to my knowledge."

"It is important to note that this is not about urban crime, university crime, domestic crime but an issue of workplace violence, which is becoming a growing concern around the country," Lewis said, adding he wasn't ruling out additional charges.

Clark's attorney, David Dworski, did not return calls seeking comment. He has said Clark was "committed to proceeding appropriately" with police.

Clark was arrested earlier Thursday at a Super 8 hotel in Cromwell, about 25 miles north of the Ivy League campus, where he got a room shortly after being released from police questioning in Le's death.

Le was found dead on Sunday, her body hidden in the basement wall of a building where she worked as a medical researcher, on the day she was to marry her college sweetheart, Columbia University graduate student Jonathan Widawsky. The Connecticut medical examiner said Wednesday that Le died of "traumatic asphyxiation."

Clark was under constant surveillance after he was released, and police spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning staking out the Super 8 hotel where Clark was staying.

Shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, police moved closer, shutting down the highway outside the hotel and blocking the road leading into the hotel as they made the arrest. Clark was wearing a white shirt with tan stripes and tan pants as police ushered him into the back of a dark sedan with tinted windows. The car then sped off toward the highway, and arrived at the New Haven police department about an hour later.

Richard Levin, the president of Yale, released a statement shortly after the arrest, saying Clark's employment history gave no indication he was capable of such a crime.

"This incident could have happened in any city, in any university, or in any workplace. It says more about the dark side of the human soul than it does about the extent of security measures," Levin said in a message sent to the Yale community.

The family of Le's finace, Jonathan Widawsky, said Thursday that they would not attend services for the "foreseeable future" at their temple on New York's Long Island.

They said they want to "facilitate the safety, security and sensitivity" of services at Temple Beth El.

The family also thanked people who were involved in preparations for "a wedding that was not to be."

Clark's next court date is Oct. 6.

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Truly sad story and tragedy, just horrible, how could anyone murder someone and do that to a person body is unimaginable.

He is a very controlling type of person and he did like to use bold type when blogging....just sayin.