CT- Annie Le, missing from Yale, thread #4 FOUND DECEASED

[TonyGatto]

just google (and look at cached copy): Bennett Lab Members

At first I thought it was the one with the FM initials - but now I'm thinking it could be the asian name that is listed as Research Technician.

That is a FEMALE.

 

[nursebeeme]

thought: could the animal tech be a student at another university and working there as well? Just thinking along the lines of what has leaked out today (when they said that the suspect was a student but not nec. a student at Yale)....

 

[gxm]

Me three. I think Labrat's scenario sounds very likely.

 

[Gene]

http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/09/serious_suspect.php


Another law enforcement source familiar with the probe identified the suspect as a lab technician who works with animal testing at Yale. That technician’s campus phone number was disconnected Monday afternoon and he couldn’t be reached for comment. The technician allegedly had an unrequited love interest in Annie Le, according to that source. That suggestion couldn’t be independently verified Monday afternoon

 

['Ailina]

That won't be the guy. I am making a prediction (actually repeating what I predicted yesterday) that it will be an animal care technician that works in the animal facility in the basement of Amistad.

Hello, everyone. This is my first post. I've been following the Le case closely. Thanks for the info.

Labrat, do you think an animal tech, such as the one described, would have exceptional access/opportunity/position to intentionally set off the fire alarm?

 

[stilettos]

I think that this website has been sanitized. At least, I can't get any names.

The link now brings up an error message.

 

[raeann]

That won't be the guy. I am making a prediction (actually repeating what I predicted yesterday) that it will be an animal care technician that works in the animal facility in the basement of Amistad. Everything fits, all of it.

We know that's where she was headed at 10AM. He would be very familiar with the area, especially with where the body was placed. He would have access to the facility. He would have seen her every time she went there to work with her animals- they may have chatted occasionally and she would not have feared him. He would have had access to a locker room/shower and multiple sets of scrubs, since you do not wear street clothes or lab coats for that work.

I believe he finally approached her, it went badly and he killed her during the struggle. It was a small amount of blood on the "clothes" maybe it was his, or she had a nosebleed. I am guessing he strangled her in a panic to prevent her from screaming and alerting other techs in the facility. Hid her body in the nearest possible place, took a shower and changed, hid the scrubs in the ceiling and clocked out at noon for lunch.

I am familiar with these facilities, so I am thinking I will not have to eat too much crow!!

I think this theory might be close, assuming that it even IS a lab tech. However, any number of lab techs may have been down in the animal labs routinely to record daily data, or administer testing medications, etc. It seems way too soon (for us) to narrow it down to just one possible lab tech out of an entire building of labs.

 

[scandi]

That is a FEMALE.

LOL You gave me a 'THUD' moment there Puffster, but isn't this person a lab tech and not a research tech?

 

[sniperacer]

Heard on CNN, 70 cameras outside; 5 cameras inside

That would be 70 cameras outside covering the Yale campus. Although the Amistad building is big, it does not get decorated with 70 outside cameras.

 

[Porfiry Petrovich]

Hi, Columbo, it might mean that the lab technician suspect lawyer's have assured that he will remain at a specific location and the police have that place under 24 hour surveillance.

It's a pretty vague term, isn't it?

Whatever the case may be, after failing the polygraph, this "serious suspect" stopped answering questions and requested that an attorney be present for any other questioning. There isn't any mention of whether he has actually retained counsel or not. Apparently, the suspect was a person of interest even prior to the discovery of Annie Le's body. It isn't clear when the suspect decided to no longer cooperate voluntarily with law enforcement.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/14/news/doc4aae5d57ae145175622155.txt

 

[sunsetbeach]

Research Technician.... LZ

http://info.med.yale.edu/pharm/bennett/labmembers.htm

Just saw your post Chili Fries.... guess this is a bust.

I found info on this person and it's a female. I also found this: ’02 M.B.A., ’02 M.A
I googled her name and added Yale.

 

[eyes4crime]

The initials of the research technician on Annie's team of 8 are: LZ and can be found just about anywhere. Be careful, cause there are many lab techs at Yale, could be any one of them. moo

ETA: sorry, this person (LZ) is a research tech.

 

[TonyGatto]

LOL You gave me a 'THUD' moment there Puffster, but isn't this person a lab tech and not a research tech?

The research tech is a female...but now it's looking that none of these people are the perp...if it's an animal testing person.

 

[belimom]

That is a FEMALE.

Not the one I found. There's not a picture but if you go to Facebook and search the name, you find a male who is a "Yale Grad Student, '10".

 

[Labrat]

Whatever the case may be, after failing the polygraph, this "serious suspect" stopped answering questions and requested that an attorney be present for any other questioning. There isn't any mention of whether he has actually retained counsel or not. Apparently, the suspect was a person of interest even prior to the discovery of Annie Le's body. It isn't clear when the suspect decided to no longer cooperate voluntarily with law enforcement.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/09/14/news/doc4aae5d57ae145175622155.txt

I did hear on the radio this morning that the suspect had retained an attorney, but there has been a lot of conflicting reporting in this case.

 

[Chanler]

At this point, this is just speculation, but:

It seems possible that the crime was planned with real forethought. If Annie was about to be married and, one assume, go on a honeymoon, her disappearance immediately before those events might attract less attention than it might otherwise have. (Although that proved not to be the case.) If the alarms did not go off for even a few days, it would be much more difficult to determine a timeline and retrieve all possible evidence.

What made me think of this was the Travis Alexander murder. By all present appearances, defendant Jodi Arias timed the murder right before Travis was to go on a business trip. In some ways, it worked: His roommates never regarded his absence as being suspicious in any way.

 

[Columbo]

Hi, Columbo, it might mean that the lab technician suspect lawyer's have assured that he will remain at a specific location and the police have that place under 24 hour surveillance.

It's a pretty vague term, isn't it?

It is really vague.
His LAWYERS are guarding him? Yeah, they're qualified...NOT

 

[scubagirl]

I also found pictures of someone in a lab at Yale with that name and the photos were an asian male. Not sure if it's the same person though - could be two people with the same name both working in labs.

 

[MissJames]

I've read that there were 75 cameras at the building...does anyone know if they were outside AND inside?
Also for the card swiping...did the students/teachers/etc only swipe at the main door?
Just curious if the basement where she was working had a card swipe at the door...wouldn't that be easy to narrow down the suspects IF the suspect swiped too.
Just my thoughts.

I posted that and the link.It said the network of seventy five cameras trained on each door.I believe it was throughout the interior.

 

[Toi]

I posted that and the link.It said the network of seventy five cameras trained on each door.I believe it was throughout the interior.

They said on HNL that no cameras were inside the building. They were all outside but that someone had to use a key card so they were hoping to figure out thru computer reports who was coming and going.