Yale lab tech admits killing Placerville grad
By Sacramento Bee
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A former animal research technician pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a Yale University graduate student from Placerville days before her 2009 wedding.
Prosecutors revealed that Raymond Clark III left behind evidence of a sexual assault and desperately tried to cover his tracks.
Clark pleaded guilty to murder and attempted sexual assault of 24-year-old Annie Le under an agreement that calls for a 44-year prison sentence.
His plea on the attempted sexual assault charge falls under Connecticut’s Alford doctrine, in which the defendant in a criminal case agrees only that the state has enough evidence against him or her to get a conviction.
The sex charge and related DNA evidence offered the first official revelation of a potential motive in the case.
