GUILTY OR - Kaylee Sawyer, 23, Bend, 24 July 2016

[cvaldez1975]

so they are seeking death penalty.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Lara murder trial pushed back to October 2018

http://www.ktvz.com/news/lara-murder-trial-pushed-back-to-october-2018/502752963

Edwin Lara, the Redmond man accused of aggravated murder in the July 2016 killing of Bend resident Kaylee Sawyer, will go on trial on Oct. 8, 2018, nearly a year later than originally scheduled, a judge decided Wednesday.

Deschutes County Circuit Judge Michael Adler set the new trial date during a roughly 20-minute hearing Wednesday morning, attended by Lara on video hookup from the county jail.

Adler had agreed last month to a request by defense attorneys to postpone the trial, which had been scheduled for this October, but held off on setting a new trial date.

 

[0101ABA]

Testimony: Oregon woman's alleged murderer spoke of "urge to kill"

(...) suspected killer Edwin Lara confessed his involvement in her death to virtually everyone he encountered, according to a prosecutor, at one point saying he had an "urge to kill."

That's according to testimony given by a number of witnesses in court Monday. It was the first of five days of scheduled hearings to discuss the admissibility of evidence, specifically Lara's apparent confession and the evidence that resulted from it.

Detective testifies that Lara was eager to talk

After spending two days on the lam, Edwin Lara was ready to talk, explaining to a Central Oregon investigator who interviewed him in a California jail last summer where he had dumped Kaylee Sawyer’s body and how at one point he had convinced his cousin to help move it.

Lara even drew a map.

Lara’s willingness to discuss his actions surprised Redmond Police Det. Sgt. Eric Beckwith, who detailed the interview during testimony Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court.

At one point, Lara told Beckwith he wanted to apologize to Sawyer’s family, and that he didn’t want her body to rot, the detective testified.

“I have a heavy heart,” Lara told Beckwith.

 

[0101ABA]

Forensic expert describes bloody crime scene

An Oregon State Police forensic scientist described a violent crime scene in which the victim was bludgeoned multiple times. Although the victim was never named, the beating took place in the same location where accused murderer Edwin Lara said he killed Kaylee Sawyer by backing over her with his car last summer.

The description by Victoria Dickerson on Wednesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, part of testimony during a seventh day of hearings in the case against Lara, was five days shy of the one-year anniversary of Sawyer’s murder. Dickerson investigated three scenes believed to be connected with Sawyer’s murder July 24.

Dickerson testified she investigated bloody drag marks from the edge of Central Oregon Community College parking lot B12. She testified the trail went out of the parking lot, up a hill and behind a boulder.

 

[liltexans]

This case was discussed on Primetime Justice on HLN last night. Here's a link to the transcript:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1707/27/ptab.01.html

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Judge to consider evidence allowed in Lara murder trial

http://www.bendbulletin.com/newsroomstafflist/5581302-151/judge-to-consider-evidence-allowed-in-lara-murder

What was supposed to be five days of hearings in the capital murder case against Edwin Lara stretched to 12, wrapping up Friday in Bend. The hearings included dozens of hours of testimony from nearly 50 people, and exhaustive argument. But it can all be boiled down to two questions: Was Lara’s apparent confession to the murder of Kaylee Sawyer legally obtained, and if not, is evidence found because of the confession also tainted?

That’s what Deschutes County Circuit Judge A. Michael Adler will spend the coming weeks deliberating.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Judge: Statements to cops inadmissible in Bend murder case

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/5686045-151/judge-statements-to-cops-inadmissible-in-bend-murder

Statements made by accused murderer Edwin Lara to detectives during a six-hour interview will not be allowed at his trial.

Adler said it was not clear if Lara invoked his constitutional right to an attorney, but the detectives should have asked clarifying questions. Their interview with Lara was conducted without an attorney present.

But Adler ruled that evidence obtained from those statements — including the body of Kaylee Sawyer, the 23-year-old woman Lara is accused of killing — can still be admitted during Lara’s trial, which is scheduled for October 2018.

 

[Elmira29]

"The mother of Bend homicide victim Kaylee Sawyer says a plea deal is in the works for her killer, Edwin Lara -- a 'true life' sentence but no trial or death penalty. A 2-day hearing is set for later this month."

http://www.ktvz.com/news/lara-plea-deal-in-the-works-sawyers-mother-says/684036895

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Bend college safety officer gets life for murder of woman in 2016

A man accused of killing a woman during his shift as a campus safety officer at an Oregon community college pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated murder.

Edwin Lara accepted a plea deal that spared him a possible death sentence but will keep him in prison for life. Authorities said Lara kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed Kaylee Sawyer, 23, in July 2016.

His sentencing began just after his plea, with prosecutor Mary Anderson telling the packed courtroom that Lara will serve a life sentence with no chance for parole.

http://www.koin.com/news/crime/edwin-lara-in-court-for-kaylee-sawyer-murder/929785611

Tears and intense anger were on display in the courtroom as Kaylee's family and friends filled the chamber. Family members told the judge how Kaylee's death impacted their lives.

Among the speakers who addressed the court was Kaylee's mother, Juli Walden Van Cleave. She called Lara a "monster," "deranged" and a "murderer."

Jim Walden, Kaylee's grandfather, told the court he had 3 wishes: that Kaylee was alive and still with them, that the state would impose the death penalty on Lara "and number 3, I wish the court system and the State of Oregon would just hand him over to me and allow me to administer the death sentence."

Walden added, "He will die in prison and it will be a lifetime experience for him. He'll probably wish he'd been given a death sentence. Rot in hell, *******."

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/5941107-151/lara-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-kaylee-sawyer

 

[Suglo]

Dateline (Keith Morrison) covered the case in a two hour episode last night.

 

[renegawlt]

So heartbreaking.

 

[Knox]

There is a Dateline Update to this case, airing tonight.

 

[PommyMommy]

There is a Dateline Update to this case, airing tonight.

I'm not familar with this case but I just ran across this article.

‘Dateline’ examines 23-year-old’s mysterious disappearance after bachelorette party | KTVE - myarklamiss.com
[...]

This episode features new interviews with Kaylee’s mom and the family’s lawyer after they reached a settlement with the killer’s employer, as well as never-before-released deposition tapes with the killer’s co-workers.

[...]

But, when the bachelorette and her party began to run out of steam, Kaylee and a friend left to keep things going at another bar downtown.

JANA: You know I checked ’em out and said, “You know, you girls be safe. You’re OK, right?” And they said, “Yeah, we’re OK. We’ll be good.”

And a little before 10:30 p.m., she walked out into the night – happy – a little tipsy. Altogether unaware of what was waiting on the other side of midnight.

[...]

 

[novo8085]

This documentary was in my recommended videos - apologies if it has been previously posted: