Saturday, August 6, 2011
Accused Murderer's Mom Says Her Son Didn't Do It
“And Stephen, in almost a hypnotized, very flat voice said, ‘They told me I did something bad. They told me I hurt someone.’ For 20 hours they had been trying to pressure and threaten and coerce him into confessing for a murder,” Glenda McDaniel said. “And they had nothing to come to this conclusion, other than that he did the horrible, horrible thing of injecting, inserting himself in the search for his missing friend.”
Friday, August 5, 2011
McDaniel Talked About Getting Away With Murder, Warrant Says
The warrant says he mentioned “details of methods to avoid detection” that are, the warrant states, “similar to the facts and circumstances surrounding the killing of Lauren Giddings
Police declined to say why the cast-iron tub was taken out, but a source familiar with the investigation referred to the edge of the tub as a “butcher block” because, on close inspection, it appeared to have been marred with cut marks similar to those left by a saw.
Hacksaw Linked to McDaniel, Warrant Says
An arrest warrant issued late Tuesday charging McDaniel with murder says police recovered a hacksaw at the Barristers Hall apartment complex where he and Giddings were next-door neighbors. The warrant says investigators also found the saw’s packaging material inside McDaniel’s apartment.
Subsequent tests on the hacksaw by FBI experts revealed traces of Giddings’ DNA, according to a law enforcement officer familiar with the warrant.
While police still are waiting on lab results from the FBI and the GBI, Burns said evidence in the slaying pointed to one perpetrator. Asked whether other charges could be brought against McDaniel or another person, Winters said “it would be improper” to comment. Results of a GBI analysis of computer equipment are needed before a timeline is formulated in the case, Burns said.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
McDaniel Due in Court Wednesday Afternoon
Stephen Mark McDaniel, charged with murder late Tuesday in the slaying of his law school classmate, Lauren Giddings, is scheduled to appear this afternoon in Bibb County Magistrate Court.
Giddings Family Searches Ocmulgee River for Remains
McDaniel Charged in Giddings' Slaying
Tuesday night, the stakes got higher, when Bibb County District Attorney Greg Winters stepped up to McDaniel’s cell at about 9:30 to serve a murder warrant.
Photos from Giddings Case
Lauren Giddings' Sister Talks About Police Investigation
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Videos of McDaniel in Court
Chief Debunks Rampant Rumors in Giddings Case
Police Chief Mike Burns says rumors about a serial killer and more dismembered bodies in Macon are false.
At a news conference today, the chief discussed text messages and other false reports...
"We've got rumors running rampant," he said.
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Lauren Giddings Family Continues to Search for Remains
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Landlord: Giddings said McDaniel was "Nice but Weird" (Slideshow of McDaniel's Aug 3rd hearing)
The bathroom has a ceramic tub, and a series of scratches about a foot long were visible on the outer edge.
On the deck outside Giddings' apartment were about a dozen two-liter soda bottles that appeared to be filled with water.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Police, DA Set Meeting on Giddings
As Lauren Giddings’ family plans for her funeral this week, Macon police are scheduled to meet with the district attorney Tuesday to discuss all they know about the slaying of the Mercer University law school graduate.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Apartments Come Back to Life
On Friday, fingerprint powder still coats Barristers Hall apartment No. 2, where slain Mercer University law graduate Lauren Giddings lived. Imagine the graphite of 1,000 pencils ground up and spread over most every surface in the living room, kitchenette and especially the bathroom