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Pastimes : Murder Mystery: Who Killed Yale Student Suzanne Jovin? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Janice Shell who wrote (384)	2/4/2000 12:46:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 1397

Re: 2/1/00 - WTNH TV New Haven Van de Velde asks chief state's attorney to take over Jovin investigation (New Haven-AP, Feb. 1, 2000 ) _ Chief State's Attorney Jack Bailey on Tuesday rejected a request that his office take over the investigation into the stabbing death of a Yale University student. Bailey said New Haven prosecutors and police are working hard to solve the killing of 21-year-old Suzanne Jovin. He said he sees no reason to put other investigators in charge. "This is an active investigation," Bailey said. Attorney David Grudberg said his client, former Yale lecturer James Van de Velde, has been unfairly targeted by New Haven police as a suspect in Jovin's death. Van de Velde has maintained his innocence and has accused police of ruining his life by naming him as a suspect. In a letter to Bailey, Grudberg said he believes New Haven police can no longer be objective. He asked Bailey to assign the investigation to his office's cold case squad. But Bailey said the cold case squad is meant to handle cases that have remained unsolved for years, or old cases that may benefit from DNA analysis and other forensic technology that was not available at the time of the crimes. Bailey also said he does not have the authority to take the case away from New Haven State's Attorney Michael Dearington. Dearington said his office is keeping the case and will continue to work with the New Haven police and state forensics experts. Grudberg was not available for further comment Tuesday. A message was left at his office. Jovin was killed Dec. 4, 1998, suffering 17 stab wounds in the back and neck. Her body was found in the upscale East Rock neighborhood not far from campus. Neighbors reported hearing shouting, as though a couple were arguing, minutes before the body was discovered, but police say there were no witnesses to the brutal slaying. Last January, police said Van de Velde _ Jovin's senior thesis advisor _ was in a "pool of suspects." No other suspects have been identified. No arrests have been made. Yale did not renew Van de Velde's contract. He left New Haven last summer to live on the West Coast. Police have asked Public Safety Commissioner Henry Lee, a forensics expert, to perform a reconstruction of the murder. They also are waiting for test results on cat hairs found on Jovin's clothing. Lee said Monday he has not set a date for the reconstruction. The cold case squad used DNA testing and fingerprint examinations last year to charge Edward L. Grant Jr. of Waterbury with the 1972 murder of Concetta "Penney" Serra. The 21-year-old dental assistant was found stabbed to death in a New Haven garage. Grant has pleaded innocent and is awaiting trial. wtnh.com ===== Notice the part "Neighbors reported hearing shouting, as though a couple were arguing, minutes before the body was discovered..." This is total BS as we all know. The arguing was heard between 9:30-9:45pm-- one (long) block south of the crime scene. Suzanne wasn't found until 9:55pm. 10-25 minutes later is hardly "minutes". The implication to the viewer is that there's good reason to believe the killing may have arisen out of a heated argument between Suzanne and someone she knew, like you know who. Unreal. - Jeff