Yale Holds Vigil for Annie Le

To grab headlines, commit or fall victim to murder at Harvard or Yale

(NEWSER) - The killing of Yale grad student Annie Le dominated headlines around the world, "but every murder is uniquely dramatic," Jack Shafer writes for Slate. Why this one? It involves a magic word. "Three murders at a Midwestern college equal one murder at Harvard or Yale," Shafer calculates. "If you kill somebody and want the press to go all Nancy Grace on your ass, make sure your victim attends or works at Harvard or Yale." More»

Yale lab tech accused of killing Annie Le arraigned, enters no plea

(NEWSER) - Raymond Clark III has been charged with the murder of Yale grad student Annie Le, the Hartford Courant reports. Clark, a lab technician at Yale, was arrested this morning at a motel and arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven. Clark, 24, did not submit a plea. His bail remains at $3 million, and the case will continue on Oct. 6. More»

Raymond Clark to be arrested today

(NEWSER) - DNA from the Yale lab tech suspected in the murder of grad student Annie Le has been linked to her death, sources tell the New Haven Register. Raymond Clark, 24, is expected to be arrested today, and is currently under police surveillance at the Connecticut motel where he's staying. The DNA results emerged as investigators were poring over Clark's red Ford Mustang and conducting a second search of his home. The state crime lab is examining some 250 pieces of evidence. More»

Race and class issues feature heavily in killings from past

(NEWSER) - Graduate student Annie Le's murder is just the latest in a series of high-profile killings to rock Yale University in recent history, reports Gawker, which dubs the university "Murdertown of the Ivies." The Yale killings too often feature a troubling mix of race, class, and bungling by authorities, Gawker notes. Among the notorious cases:

• Suzanne Jovin. Jovin, a 21-year-old from Germany, was found dead on a street near the campus in 1998, with her throat slit and 17 stab wounds. Her thesis adviser was identified as a suspect but never charged, and her killing remains unsolved.

Annie Le's remains recovered on her would-be wedding day

(NEWSER) - A body believed to be that of a Yale graduate student missing since Tuesday has been found, the New Haven Independent reports. Annie Le, 24, had last been seen in the building that housed her lab; "we are assuming" the remains found within a wall in the basement of that building are hers, said a police official. The case is now being investigated as a homicide. More»