10-06-2017, 12:30 PM
Updates
Karina Vetrano -- Yesterday, the attorney for the man accused of raping and killing Karina, 20-year-old Chanel Lewis (pictured in post 33), has withdrew his insanity plea after psychiatric evaluation. This was unexpected by prosecutors.
The defense attorney says the evaluation showed that Lewis has problems but they didn't meet the level of legal insanity -- so now the defense will focus on challenging the DNA evidence against Lewis.
Story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...fense.html
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Vanessa Marcotte -- In July, 31-year-old Angelo Colon-Ortiz, pictured below, was arraigned for the murder of Vanessa Marcotte. He was arrested based on DNA recovered from Vanessa's hands (she reportedly fought hard for her life).
![[Image: colon-ortiz.jpg?w=658]](https://cbsboston.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/colon-ortiz.jpg?w=658)
He had already been charged with aggravated assault and battery and assault with attempt to rape in Leominster District Court, but those charges were dismissed when he was indicted on the more serious murder charge. Colon-Ortiz was denied bail.
Story: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/ac...er-charge/
Karina Vetrano -- Yesterday, the attorney for the man accused of raping and killing Karina, 20-year-old Chanel Lewis (pictured in post 33), has withdrew his insanity plea after psychiatric evaluation. This was unexpected by prosecutors.
The defense attorney says the evaluation showed that Lewis has problems but they didn't meet the level of legal insanity -- so now the defense will focus on challenging the DNA evidence against Lewis.
Story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...fense.html
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Vanessa Marcotte -- In July, 31-year-old Angelo Colon-Ortiz, pictured below, was arraigned for the murder of Vanessa Marcotte. He was arrested based on DNA recovered from Vanessa's hands (she reportedly fought hard for her life).
He had already been charged with aggravated assault and battery and assault with attempt to rape in Leominster District Court, but those charges were dismissed when he was indicted on the more serious murder charge. Colon-Ortiz was denied bail.
Story: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/07/26/ac...er-charge/