06-10-2011, 06:47 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Police investigating the disappearance of Lauren Spierer were given a DNA sample this afternoon by Corey Rossman, the Indiana University student Spierer was with the morning she went missing.
He gave the sample at the police station and upon exiting with his lawyer, Rossman told reporters, "I was not the last person with her. That's all I can say. Sorry. I hope they find her as soon as possible. I am praying for her and her family."
Asked whether he had anything to do with her disappearance, Rossman said,
"Absolutely not."
The search for Spierer, 20, of Greenburgh, has drawn hundreds of volunteers, including her parents and sister and several of her classmates from Edgemont High School, where she graduated in 2009.
Also today, Ernie Reno, a spokesman for the building where Spierer lived, told The Journal News that Rossman was on a "no trespass" list the morning Spierer vanished.
Reno said Rossman was banned for prior disturbances at the building, Smallwood Plaza.
Corey Rossman
He gave the sample at the police station and upon exiting with his lawyer, Rossman told reporters, "I was not the last person with her. That's all I can say. Sorry. I hope they find her as soon as possible. I am praying for her and her family."
Asked whether he had anything to do with her disappearance, Rossman said,
"Absolutely not."
The search for Spierer, 20, of Greenburgh, has drawn hundreds of volunteers, including her parents and sister and several of her classmates from Edgemont High School, where she graduated in 2009.
Also today, Ernie Reno, a spokesman for the building where Spierer lived, told The Journal News that Rossman was on a "no trespass" list the morning Spierer vanished.
Reno said Rossman was banned for prior disturbances at the building, Smallwood Plaza.
Corey Rossman