Judge to Decide This Week on Le Slaying Documents

Raymond Clark was arrested in September and has entered no plea

By KRISTIE BORGES

Updated 2:43 PM EST, Tue, Nov 3, 2009

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Annie Le’s body was found more than a month ago, stuffed inside the wall of a Yale University lab. Still, the man accused of killing her has entered no plea. The newest development is that Judge Roland Fasano expects to decide later this week on whether to unseal documents detailing the case against a former Yale employee accused of murdering graduate student Annie Le.

On Tuesday, Raymond Clark III's attorney appeared on his behalf in court in New Haven and Judge Fasano continued the case to Dec. 21.

Authorities found Le’s body on Sept. 13 in the basement of the Yale medical research building where she conducted research and Clark worked as a lab tech. She had been strangled.

The gruesome discovery was made on what was supposed to be her wedding day.

Clark was arrested on Sept. 17 and is being held in lieu of $3 million bail at MacDougal-Walker Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Suffield.

Several news organizations have asked the judge to unseal documents detailing the case, including the arrest and search warrants that have been sealed.

The prosecutor who opposed to the request cited privacy rights for Le’s family and the need to ensure an impartial jury.

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A judge sealed details about the arrest and investigation upon Clark's arrest, and his attorneys have argued those records should remain sealed or their client won't be able to get a fair trial with an untainted jury.