[randita]

She and her ex-husband immediately thought that Avila was responsible.

[ovrtaxt]

too bad this happened in Cal. No capital punishmant.

[Mare]

I just posted this same article - sorry - yours wasn't there when I searched.

I also gave links for the other articles in this paper which I'll repeat here:

RELATED STORIES - How the case unfolded - In memory of Samantha

[DoctorMichael]

Bump.

[The Great RJ]

Maybe the Iranians have the right idea-- sewing a rapist murderer in a sack and thowing him off a cliff.

[blam]

"But later, she said, "he moved in, and we started dating."

Got it backwards.

[mlibertarianj]

I wonder if any of those jurors, who aquitted Avila in the first trial will ever show their faces on any on the newstalk shows? My prediction, if there is anybody that stupid, they will go on Phil Donahue, and avoid Bill O'Reilly. IMHO, if I was on that jury, I flee California, or at least that area of the state.

[JudyB1938]

With so many tips the PD got, it's a wonder how they were able to sort them out in priority order. Those guys really did a good job.

LEO's all over this country can learn from them in how to properly conduct their investigations. As it is, too many of the PD's / DA's are incompetent or railroad innocent people in their zeal to get convictions.

[Bubba_Leroy]

He needs to be given a fair trial. If he is found guilty, he needs to be taken out and burned at the stake. Either that or just let him go, but announce ahead of time when and where he will be released.

[FITZ]

He was a security guard at Wal-Mart

The same ones who help find children lost in the stores.....who mothers advise their children to go to if they become lost?