Photos of Wendy Martinez, the 35-year-old who was killed while running, are on display during a vigil in Logan Circle in D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
Posted on 06/21/2019 8:54:53 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
Photos of Wendy Martinez, the 35-year-old who was killed while running, are on display during a vigil in Logan Circle in D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
Anthony Crawford, 23, entered his plea in D.C. Superior Court Friday morning. The plea agreement calls for a 30-year sentence but the judge will determine Crawford’s sentence at another hearing set for Sept. 13.
Police said Crawford attacked Wendy Martinez shortly before 8 p.m. on Sept. 18 and stabbed her seven times in the neck and head. The 35-year-old avid runner stumbled into a nearby carryout and collapsed before she died. Police have described it as a random attack.
Martinez, a Georgetown University graduate, who worked as an executive at a D.C. tech firm, was engaged to be married just a week before her killing.
Her fiance Daniel Hincapie and other friends in the courtroom had tears in their eyes as the plea was announced Friday morning.
Crawford’s public defender requested he be held in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital until his sentencing saying he needs mental health assistance. But D.C. Superior Court Craig Iscoe denied the request.
“Mr. Crawford was quite focused,” Iscoe said from the bench. “He answered every question with complete comprehension. He is clearly competent.”
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Another example of “Amish” crime.
Martinez. How are they going to blame this in the Honkies?
Hmmmm....From article in September 2018 ...Investigators are looking into the possibility that Martinez's murder might have been “racially motivated” because Crawford “does not like white people.”(Source:https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/logan-circle-joggers-murder-may-have-been-racially-motivated/65-596499951)
“...stabbed her 7 times...” ??
That’s horrific
30 years? Even if the sentence is “without the possibility of parole” means he will be 53 when he gets out.
The lack of photos of the perp would indicate he is black.
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