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Suspect's Mother Arrested in Pamela Vitale Case

Friday October 28, 2005
The mother of Scott Dyleski, charged with the death of Daniel Horowitz's wife Pamela Vitale, has been arrested on charges of accessory to murder on the day her 16-year-old son was arraigned on first-degree murder charges.

Esther Fielding, mother of Dyleski, told her son not to come home on the night of the murder of Vitale because there was "police activity" in the neighborhood. She may have helped her son cover up the crime by hiding or destroying evidence, sources said.

In another development in the case, Superior Court Judge David Flinn issued a temporary gag order good through Nov. 10 in the case preventing defense and prosecution attorneys, their employees and any material witnesses in the case from discussing the case.

Judge Flinn's gag order was issued at the request of both the defense and the prosecution after it was learned that famed attorney Gloria Allred was representing a material witness in the case. Allred represented Amber Frey, a witness in the Scott Peterson trial and appeared on cable networks discussing the case extensively before and during the trial.

Had Sex With Girlfriend After Murder

Allred is representing Scott Dyleski's girlfriend in the case. The girlfriend's house was searched in connection with the investigation when police learned that Dyleski went to her Walnut Creek house to have sex shortly after the brutal beating of Vitale.

Authorities said Dyleski called his mother from Walnut Creek and she told him to stay there instead of coming home because police had the neighborhood roads blocked.

See Also:
Murder Suspect's Mother Arrested
Judge Issues Gag Order in Vitale Killing
Signaling for Attention

Earlier Articles:
Teen Pothead Arrested for Pamela Vitale Murder
Investigation Still 'Wide Open' in Horowitz Case
Wife of Attorney Daniel Horowitz Found Dead
Mistrial Declared in Susan Polk Murder Trial
Susan Polk: Murder or Self-Defense?

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