Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 13, 2006 16:26:56 GMT -5
Hickory trial a dealth penalty case
A man accused of beating 3 Hickory-area women, 2 of whom died, will be
eligible for the death penalty if convicted, state prosecutors say.
Prosecutors will try Derek Morris Colson, 39, with capital murder in the
deaths of 2 women, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.
Colson was charged earlier this year with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
and 1 count of attempted 1st-degree murder in the spring 2004 beating
deaths of Cynthia Lail and Betsy thingyens, and attempted murder of a woman
later found alive in a ravine just outside Hickory city limits.
The victims were women in their 40s, and authorities suspect they were
sexually assaulted. The Observer generally does not identify surviving
victims of sexual abuse.
Colson, who most recently lived in Asheville, remains in the Catawba
County Jail in Newton. His next court appearance is Oct. 2, but a trial
date has not been set.
(source: Charlotte Observer)
A man accused of beating 3 Hickory-area women, 2 of whom died, will be
eligible for the death penalty if convicted, state prosecutors say.
Prosecutors will try Derek Morris Colson, 39, with capital murder in the
deaths of 2 women, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.
Colson was charged earlier this year with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder
and 1 count of attempted 1st-degree murder in the spring 2004 beating
deaths of Cynthia Lail and Betsy thingyens, and attempted murder of a woman
later found alive in a ravine just outside Hickory city limits.
The victims were women in their 40s, and authorities suspect they were
sexually assaulted. The Observer generally does not identify surviving
victims of sexual abuse.
Colson, who most recently lived in Asheville, remains in the Catawba
County Jail in Newton. His next court appearance is Oct. 2, but a trial
date has not been set.
(source: Charlotte Observer)