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Experts: Defense in Yale killing has tough job
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-09-20 10:03 Police said Friday they didn't expect more arrests in the case, but they're continuing to gather evidence. On Friday, they towed a Ford Taurus from the parking lot of the Super 8 hotel in Cromwell, Connecticut, where Clark was arrested the previous day.
Police wouldn't confirm who owns the car, but said the seizure was part of the Yale murder investigation. Clark's father, Raymond John Clark Jr., was registered at the hotel through Saturday and had been staying there at times, according to a person familiar with the family who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the nature of the charges. Clark was a technician in the lab where Le conducted research. The law enforcement official who spoke to the AP said co-workers called Clark a "control freak" who was territorial about the mice whose cages he cleaned. Authorities are investigating whether that attitude might have set off a clash between Clark and Le. Le's work involved experiments on mice that were part of research into enzymes that could have implications for treatment of cancer, diabetes and muscular dystrophy. Her family has returned to Le's hometown of Placerville, California, to prepare for Le's funeral, said family spokesman Dennis Smith, a New Haven pastor. Her death has been hard for the family, and the widespread media attention has been uncomfortable for them because of their private nature, Smith said. But the family is grateful for support that he said has included e-mail messages from across the country. "They love Annie of course, and they appreciate all the expressions of sympathy, the candlelight vigil and all that," Smith said.
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