Posted on 10/21/2005 7:34:48 AM PDT by smartin
MARTINEZ, California (CNN) -- The teenage suspect in the beating death of a prominent lawyer's wife was described by classmates as a "gothic" loner who followed the occult and dressed in black from the polish on his fingernails to his trench coat.
The young man is being held as a juvenile in the slaying of Pamela Vitale, wife of lawyer and television pundit Daniel Horowitz. Police say he apparently acted alone.
Horowitz found Vitale's body when he returned to a trailer the couple shared while they built a dream estate on a hilltop in affluent Lafayette, east of Oakland.
Authorities said Vitale, 52, was bludgeoned by a strip of crown molding and fought with her killer. (See video about the arrest -- 4:35)
A gothic cross was carved into her back. That symbol may be a key link to the suspect.
"He was just really a gothic kid, and everyone knew who he was just because of his apparel. When you heard the name, you were just like, 'Oh, that kid,' " a classmate told CNN.
"He just definitely stood out in front of anybody in the school," the classmate added. "When he walked by, everybody talked about him -- like, he definitely didn't blend in."
Authorities would not identify the 16-year-old, and CNN is not naming him because of his age. But news outlets in the San Francisco Bay area widely publicized his name after his arrest late Wednesday.
Former classmates told The Associated Press that the teenager drew a pentagram on the ground at school, telling other students he was reading from the book of Satan.
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>>Does everyone think this way in Calleeforneeyuh?
I know I do. I always try to make sure my socks match my pants, though this morning I threw caution to the wind and wore dark socks with tan dress pants.
I'm bucking societal convention and throwing it right back in the face of "the man"--consequently I am basking in my unorthodox creativity.
:P
Sorry don't know about him/her yet, but give us time. :-)
My husband is an alum as well...haven't seen aby toad turning yet though.
Big time wacko
I love it! I stuck it to "The Man" today by wearing one brown and one black sock!!!!
Bad lighting perhaps?
Sounds more like bad laundry to me ;)
Ha!
My choice was because Saturday is laundry day (impossible to get a washer/dryer at the apt complex on Sunday).
I guessed right!
Do I get a prize??? :)
His residence:
Dyleski's house sits above Hunsaker Canyon Road with a large pile of clothes heaped on the porch. In the yard, two goats were leashed to a pole next to chickens in a coop. Baseballs, bicycles and an old sink were scattered around.
I finally found it!
Wilma Holgerson of Lafayette was a friend of the Dyleski family and called the teen's mother "one of the sweetest, caring and loving women you could ever meet."
"She was the kind of single mom you take your hat off to, when you see someone who does everything you should do to raise a kid," Holgerson said.
More on this guy:
Whatever his personality, students said Dyleski wasn't known for trouble. The only incident anyone could recall occurred when a 6th grader commented on Dyleski's appearance. He reportedly punched the boy in the face. School officials reacted by banning trench coats, but Dyleski kept wearing black every day.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/21/DYLESKI.TMP
There were 3 possibilities for my black and brown sock, "stick it to the man" day:
a) Low light
b) Poor color vision
c) I'm a guy and WTF cares? Its Friday!
d) All of the above
Answer: d) ;)
Have a good weekend FReepers, and remember, never trust anyone that has no sense of humor.
Or who doesn't wear jeans! ;-)
ROFL!!
...very local to this story...
Excuse me?! Does your moderation not include a pro-life stance? Life isn't precious because of one's beliefs ... it's precious because it is life.
What a disgusting proposition you've put forth.
Get 'em!
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