Man held in student’s murder clashed over lab cleanliness
posted by Nylorac on October 4th, 2009 at 7:39PM
posted by Nylorac on October 4th, 2009 at 7:39PM
http://www.torontosun.com...0990056-sun.html
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Police found DNA evidence implicating a lab technician in the death of a Yale graduate student in a ceiling and in the wall recess where her body was found, according to a newspaper report yesterday.
A law enforcement official told The Hartford Courant that Raymond Clark tried to hide blood-spattered equipment and cleaned up areas Annie Le was in before she vanished Sept. 8. Her body was found five days later on what was to be her wedding day.
New Haven police wouldn't confirm the information.
Police charged Clark, 24, with murder on Thursday, arresting him at a motel a day after taking hair, fingernail and saliva samples from him.
Bond was set at $3 million US. He did not enter a plea.
A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Yale workers told police that Clark was a "control freak" who clashed with scientists and their proteges in the lab at the Ivy League school.
Police haven't decided whether the theory will ultimately lead to a motive but don't believe they'll need to establish one when Clark goes to trial because of strong forensic evidence, the official said.
Le's work at the university involved experiments on mice that were part of research into enzymes that could have implications for treatment of cancer, diabetes and muscular dystrophy, while Clark's technician job involved cleaning floors and mouse cages.
The New York Times reported that Clark at times grew angry if lab workers did not wear shoe covers. ABC News reported that Clark sent a text message to Le on the day she vanished requesting a meeting to discuss the cleanliness of mouse cages.
The medical examiner said Wednesday that Le died of "traumatic asphyxiation," which could indicate a choke hold or some other form of suffocation caused by a hand or an object such as a pipe.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Police found DNA evidence implicating a lab technician in the death of a Yale graduate student in a ceiling and in the wall recess where her body was found, according to a newspaper report yesterday.
A law enforcement official told The Hartford Courant that Raymond Clark tried to hide blood-spattered equipment and cleaned up areas Annie Le was in before she vanished Sept. 8. Her body was found five days later on what was to be her wedding day.
New Haven police wouldn't confirm the information.
Police charged Clark, 24, with murder on Thursday, arresting him at a motel a day after taking hair, fingernail and saliva samples from him.
Bond was set at $3 million US. He did not enter a plea.
A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Yale workers told police that Clark was a "control freak" who clashed with scientists and their proteges in the lab at the Ivy League school.
Police haven't decided whether the theory will ultimately lead to a motive but don't believe they'll need to establish one when Clark goes to trial because of strong forensic evidence, the official said.
Le's work at the university involved experiments on mice that were part of research into enzymes that could have implications for treatment of cancer, diabetes and muscular dystrophy, while Clark's technician job involved cleaning floors and mouse cages.
The New York Times reported that Clark at times grew angry if lab workers did not wear shoe covers. ABC News reported that Clark sent a text message to Le on the day she vanished requesting a meeting to discuss the cleanliness of mouse cages.
The medical examiner said Wednesday that Le died of "traumatic asphyxiation," which could indicate a choke hold or some other form of suffocation caused by a hand or an object such as a pipe.
