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Lab Tech Arrested in Annie Le Slaying

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(AP) – After days of suspicion, police arrested Raymond Clark III today in the killing of 24-year-old Yale University graduate student Annie Le. He was taken into custody at a hotel where he was staying in Cromwell, Conn., about about 25 miles north of New Haven, and his bond is set for $3 million. Le's body was found Sunday stuffed in a basement  wall of the lab building where they both worked.

Le vanished from the Yale Medical School building on Sept. 8, just days before she was to marry her college sweetheart. The investigation has centered on Clark, 24, a Yale animal research technician. Authorities served Clark, 24, four search warrants this week and were comparing DNA taken from his hair, fingernails and saliva with more than 250 pieces of evidence collected at the crime scene.

Police remove items from the apartment of Raymond Clark III, a Yale animal research technician in Middletown, Conn., Wednesday, Sept 16, 2009. Police call Raymond Clark III a
Police remove items from the apartment of Raymond Clark III, a Yale animal research technician in Middletown, Conn., Wednesday, Sept 16, 2009. Police call Raymond Clark III a "person of interest" in the...   (Jessica Hill)
Raymond Clark III, 24, wearing white a T-shirt, is driven away from an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.
Raymond Clark III, 24, wearing white a T-shirt, is driven away from an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.   (John Woike)
Raymond Clark III, 24, center, is escorted out of an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.
Raymond Clark III, 24, center, is escorted out of an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.   (AP Photo/The Middletown Press, Matt Kabel)
Raymond Clark III, 24, rear, is escorted out of an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.
Raymond Clark III, 24, rear, is escorted out of an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.   (AP Photo/The Middletown Press, Matt Kabel)
This undated photo released by New Haven Police Dept., shows Yale graduate student Annie Le who disappeared on Sept. 8, 2009, and was found dead Sept. 13.
This undated photo released by New Haven Police Dept., shows Yale graduate student Annie Le who disappeared on Sept. 8, 2009, and was found dead Sept. 13.   (AP Photo/New Haven Police Dept.)
Raymond Clark III, 24, is driven away from an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.
Raymond Clark III, 24, is driven away from an apartment building by police on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 in Middletown, Conn.   (John Woike)
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Timinator2K
Sep 17, 09 8:16 AM CDT
Give him a fair trial...and then feed him alive to a couple of thousand of hungry lab mice...or, hang him very slowly. Hey, I *am* being humane, like he was to Ms. Le. Reply
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pwnage
Sep 17, 09 8:32 AM CDT
Meh...give him a choice - execution by nail clipper or cigarette lighter. Better yet, just shoot him after a guilty verdict.
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Peacesign1013
Sep 17, 09 8:47 AM CDT
Just hang the fucker! Reply
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calkino
Sep 17, 09 8:58 AM CDT
make him live with garrido. Reply
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Caps
Sep 17, 09 9:20 AM CDT
Or make him live with Glen Beck. Reply
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