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Co-Workers: Clark's a 'Control Freak'

Lab tech placed in solitary after being charged with murdering Annie Le

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2009 3:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – Raymond Clark's co-workers at the Yale animal lab where he worked say the murder suspect was a domineering "control freak" who considered the animal cages his territory, a law enforcement source tells AP. Clark was placed in solitary confinement yesterday after being charged with murdering grad student Annie Le, and has now been transferred to a maximum-security prison, the New York Daily News reports.

Clark, whose duties included cleaning mouse cages and sweeping the floor of the lab where Le carried out her experiment, often clashed with researchers, colleagues say. Investigators are looking into a theory that Clark's attitude caused a deadly confrontation with Le over how she treated lab mice, says a police source. New Haven's police chief called the killing "an issue of workplace violence" yesterday but declined to elaborate.

Raymond Clark, 24, is arraigned at Superior Court in  New Haven, Conn.
Raymond Clark, 24, is arraigned at Superior Court in New Haven, Conn.   (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, Pool)
Raymond Clark was a control freak who often clashed with researchers, say co-workers.
Raymond Clark was a "control freak" who often clashed with researchers, say co-workers.   (AP Photo/New Haven Mayor's Office)
Raymond Clark , 24, is arraigned at Superior Court in  New Haven, Conn., yesterday.
Raymond Clark , 24, is arraigned at Superior Court in New Haven, Conn., yesterday.   (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, Pool)
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He's just somber. It's his first time in jail. This is all new to him. He hasn't cried. He hasn't said a word to anyone.
- Lt. John Bernard of the New Haven Community Correctional Center

It is important to note that this is not about urban crime, university crime, domestic crime but an issue of workplace violence, which is becoming a growing concern around the country. - New Haven Police Chief James Lewis

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bewilderbeast
Sep 21, 2009 5:52 AM CDT
I hear you, but I remind you that the opposite is lack of news, censored news, "official" news, etc. People WILL talk and the media SHOULD report what people say. What we can do is simply turn the page or not click the link. I chose to click and read and repeat my mantra: Innocent until proven guilty - no matter HOW bad it looks on paper. (I'm hoping one day when I steal my billion in a brilliantly-hatched coup, that I'm cut the same slack!).
riffran
Sep 18, 2009 5:00 AM CDT
tell me about it...that guys flat expression is unsettling......"hello clarice, are the lambs still screaming?"
Guest
Sep 18, 2009 3:25 AM CDT
Gives creepy janitors a whole new meaning.

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