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

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1221)	12/2/2007 8:16:40 PM
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Re: 11/30/07 - Hartford Courant: New Haven officials press effort to solve Yale student's killing Courant.com New Haven officials press effort to solve Yale student's killing Associated Press November 30, 2007 NEW HAVEN, Conn. A team of retired state police detectives has launched an independent investigation into the unsolved 1998 murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin, state prosecutors said Friday. The New Haven state's attorney's office announced that team members have been working since the summer. They have volunteered to devote their personal time to solving the murder and will make just $1 a year. "The reason these guys are doing it is because there's no possible way we could have gotten a group of people this talented without paying them what they're worth," said Assistant State's Attorney Jim Clark. He said the team might also have a better chance of getting information from people who don't want to deal with police agencies. "There might somebody out there who might be reluctant to go to a police department who is not going to be reluctant to go to them," Clark said. The team has established a hot line to take tips from the public and is interested in all leads and information, no matter how trivial they might seem. The telephone number is 203-676-1575. The state is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, and Yale has committed another $100,000. Jovin, a popular senior, died in December 1998 after being stabbed 17 times. She was found lying on a street about two miles from campus. Jovin, 21, of Goettingen, Germany, spoke four languages and co-founded the university's German club. She was last seen alive after returning a university van she had borrowed for a party thrown by Best Buddies, a group that pairs Yale students with people with mental disabilities. The only person publicly named as a suspect was James Van de Velde, a former Yale lecturer who was Jovin's senior thesis adviser. He has not been charged with any crime. He maintains his innocence and says his academic career has been ruined. Earlier this month, Van de Velde and journalist-author Donald Connery accused the state's Cold Case Unit, run by the chief state's attorney's office, of doing a poor job of public outreach to get leads. Both said they were frustrated over a lack of progress in the case and called for stepped-up efforts by investigators. Van de Velde, a Yale graduate, denied involvement in the killing during two interviews by police in the days after Jovin's death. He now lives in the Washington, D.C., area with his wife and son, and works for a private company as a national security affairs consultant. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. courant.com/news/local/nh/hc-30181120.apds.m0440.bc-ct--yalenov30,0,6930669.story ===== New Haven officials press effort to solve Yale student's killing Associated Press November 30, 2007 NEW HAVEN, Conn. - New Haven officials have established a hotline so members of the public can offer tips on the unsolved 1998 murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin. The New Haven state's attorney's office announced Friday that over the summer it assembled a team of retired Connecticut State Police detectives to work on an independent investigation. The team has volunteered to devote their personal time to solving the murder and will make just $1 a year. Members are interested in all leads or information, no matter how trivial. The state is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, and Yale has committed another $100,000. Jovin died in December 1998 after being stabbed 17 times. She was found lying on a street about two miles from campus. ---- Jovin Hotline: 203-676-1575. courant.com