Raymond Clark Pleads Guilty to Murder and Attempted Rape of Annie Le

Annie Le

Raymond Clark, the Yale lab technician suspected of killing Yale grad student Annie Le, pleaded guilty to both murder and attempted rape of Le.  He is to receive a sentence of 44 years in prison, per a plea deal with prosecutors.

Clark strangled Le to death in the lab, then hid her body in the wall space of a utility closet.  Her body was discovered by police on the day that would have been her wedding day.

I had earlier written in a blog post that rape may have been the motive of Clark's assault.  It appears that my sources were right.

Read more here.

The Murder of Annie Le: Was Rape the Motive?

Ray Clark, the accused killer of Yale graduate student Annie Le (right, with her fiance), has been charged with "Felony Murder" in the death of Yale student Annie Le. This is in addition to the original charge of "Murder." ABC News explains:

A new charge of felony murder was filed today against accused Yale killer Ray Clark, indicating the homicide of graduate student Annie Le during the commission of another crime.

The new charge was revealed when Clark was arraigned in a Connecticut courtroom where he pleaded not guilty to both the original murder charge and the new charge of felony murder.

Felony murder is defined under Connecticut state law as a homicide that occurs during a felony offense, such as rape or kidnapping. Under the law, prosecutors do not have to prove that a killing was intentional.The court would not release the details of what prompted this second charge, saying that it would be prejudicial to the defendant.  However, one might reasonably surmise that the charge was based on rape.  This is especially true since a former girlfriend of Clark's stated that he raped her but she chose not to prosecute.

Read it all here.

Slain Yale student Annie Le laid to rest

Yale grad student Annie Le was buried yesterday in Green Valley Cemetery in Rescue, California.  Eighteen days after she was murdered she was finally laid to rest.

Annie had some things in common with my family.  Like my wife, Annie was a 4 foot eleven inch tall Asian Catholic and weighed 90 pounds.  She was born in San Jose, California where all three of my sons were born too.

I will be paying close attention to the trial of suspect Raymond Clark, the man believed to be Annie's murderer.  The burning question is:  why?

You never know where life's path will lead.  On the first of the month you may be looking forward to your future and enjoying life.  Three weeks later you are in your grave.  Make your life count, it can end at any time.