Ivy League Crimes Are More Equal Than Others

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.

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

(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. More»

Records of their computer swipe cards show he entered lab just after she did

(NEWSER) - Raymond Clark, the prime suspect in the killing of Yale graduate student Annie Le, was the last person to see her alive, records of their computer swipe cards show. A source familiar with the records tells the Hartford Courant that Le used the card to gain access to the same part of the lab that Clark entered a short time later, and Le’s card was never used again. More»