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November 18, 2006
Prosecutors will seek death penalty in deaf slaying
S.D. Prosecutors in Sioux Falls filed a document today indicating they will seek the death penalty against a deaf woman if she's convicted of killing or kidnapping another deaf woman.
Forty-three-year-old Daphne (DAF'-nee) Wright is accused of kidnapping and dismembering 42-year-old Darlene VanderGiesen (VAN'-dur-GEES'-en) in February.
VanderGiesen's remains were found in the Sioux Falls landfill and in a ditch near Beaver Creek, Minnesota.
An autopsy revealed she died from either suffocation or a blow to the head.
Her parents have since buried her remains near her hometown of Rock Valley, Iowa.
An affidavit says Wright told police she thought VanderGiesen was trying to break up a relationship with her girlfriend.
Wright's trial is scheduled to begin January second.
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Posted by 4HL on November 18, 2006 3:04 AM
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