Trial Could Lead Suspect To Reveal Girl's Fate
Emily Rimel vanished from her home on December 7th. The man accused of raping and kidnapping the five year old still refuses to talk.
At this point, it appears Lindsey Bruce has little to lose by keeping his mouth shut. A jury could soon change his mind.
Emilys family held a Valentines Day vigil for the missing child.
"We just want her home so she can be with her family," Jane Rimel said.
Holding a paper heart with a picture of her child in the center of it, Jane Rimel's heart is breaking. More than two months after Emily's disappearance, the man accused of taking her daughter is not talking to authorities.
This is driving me crazy. He knows where my little girl is, Rimel said of the suspect in her daughters disappearance, Lindsey Bruce.
Bruce is currently charged with kidnapping and raping Emily. Franklin County prosecutors say they have DNA evidence to help prove the case.
The state offered Bruce a deal: tell the whereabouts of the girl, and authorities will not seek the death penalty against him.
"Certainly it's difficult for someone to provide information that might put them in the electric chair, so to speak, prosecutor Ron OBrien reasoned.
But Bruce still isn't talking. Now, 10TV has learned that a jury could help change his mind.
If Bruce is convicted of rape when he goes to trial next month, he could go to prison for life. If that happens, Bruce would have new incentive to talk. Thats because prosecutors say if police solve Emily's disappearance without Bruce's help, all deals are off.
While police and prosecutors clearly suspect the little girl is dead, Emily's mother says she is not giving up hope her daughter may still be found alive.
"I feel God meant for me to have my little girl. I don't think he'd take her away, Jane Rimel said.
Anyone with information about Emily Rimels disappearance is being asked to contact the Madison Township Police Department.
Emily Rimel vanished from her home on December 7th. The man accused of raping and kidnapping the five year old still refuses to talk.
At this point, it appears Lindsey Bruce has little to lose by keeping his mouth shut. A jury could soon change his mind.
Emilys family held a Valentines Day vigil for the missing child.
"We just want her home so she can be with her family," Jane Rimel said.
Holding a paper heart with a picture of her child in the center of it, Jane Rimel's heart is breaking. More than two months after Emily's disappearance, the man accused of taking her daughter is not talking to authorities.
This is driving me crazy. He knows where my little girl is, Rimel said of the suspect in her daughters disappearance, Lindsey Bruce.
Bruce is currently charged with kidnapping and raping Emily. Franklin County prosecutors say they have DNA evidence to help prove the case.
The state offered Bruce a deal: tell the whereabouts of the girl, and authorities will not seek the death penalty against him.
"Certainly it's difficult for someone to provide information that might put them in the electric chair, so to speak, prosecutor Ron OBrien reasoned.
But Bruce still isn't talking. Now, 10TV has learned that a jury could help change his mind.
If Bruce is convicted of rape when he goes to trial next month, he could go to prison for life. If that happens, Bruce would have new incentive to talk. Thats because prosecutors say if police solve Emily's disappearance without Bruce's help, all deals are off.
While police and prosecutors clearly suspect the little girl is dead, Emily's mother says she is not giving up hope her daughter may still be found alive.
"I feel God meant for me to have my little girl. I don't think he'd take her away, Jane Rimel said.
Anyone with information about Emily Rimels disappearance is being asked to contact the Madison Township Police Department.