Posted on 01/17/2006 9:41:08 AM PST by Pyro7480
Fawley indicted for murder in college student's death
By the Associated Press
January 17, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. -- Amateur photographer Benjamin Fawley was indicted Tuesday for the murder of Taylor Behl, a 17-year-old college student whose body was found in rural Mathews County.
The county's commonwealth's attorney, Jack Gill, said Fawley was indicted on a first degree murder charge. "I don't want to go into any of the evidence in the case," he told reporters outside the courthouse.
Behl was found dead on Oct. 5, one month after she was reported missing from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Fawley, 38, is currently being held in a Richmond jail on unrelated child pornography and firearm charges. He was one of the last people to see Behl the night she disappeared, and his attorney has said the two had a romantic relationship.
Behl, a VCU freshman and Vienna, Va., resident was last seen Labor Day. Her body was found about 70 miles east of the downtown campus.
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About time.
Alas for the days of in loco parentis. My daughter is going to college in a few years and I do not want her to be a lamb among wolves. A lamb with sharp teeth and quick wits, I hope.
"the two had a romantic relationship"
Since when is the molestation of an underage girl considered "romantic"??? God help us!
Good point. But I saw another post talk of a 100-yr-old minister marrying a 68-yr-old. That's an even bigger gap. Of course, we would hope that a 17-yr-old wouldn't be as 'experienced' as a 68-yr-old. If it matters to a 100-yr-old! ;o)
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/taylor_behl/taylor_behl_jump_page.html
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/taylor_behl/index.html
I was getting ready to post that I was surprised the indictment came so quickly. I knew today was the first day the grand jury was meeting to hear evidence. When I saw an interview with her mother a couple of months ago, they expected it to take months to get an indictment.
Glad to know we can move on to the trial now.
Since when is the molestation of an underage girl considered "romantic"??? God help us!
I agree. An honest journalist would have said the two were screwing around.
TG--one more predator taken off the streets. And Virginia has the death penalty.
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