Police Arrest Man in Yale University Murder

A 24-year-old man who took care of research animals at the Yale University medical research laboratory has been arrested for the murder of a graduate student killed in the building September 8. Ray Clark III was arrested early today for the murder of Annie Le, 24.

Clark was ordered held on $3 million bail and was moved to a maximum security prison to await trial.

Clark's arrest came one day after police got a warrant to compel him to provide them with a DNA sample. Clark cooperated with the request and was released Wednesday. As authorities searched his apartment, Clark went to a New Haven motel.

At 8:20 a.m. this morning, police and FBI agents arrested Clark at the motel without incident. Investigators say Clark has refused to talk with investigators.

A Crime of 'Workplace Violence'

At a news conference, authorities said they had gathered more than 250 pieces of evidence in the case. One media report said police had discovered text messages exchanged between Clark and Le on the day she disappeared in which the condition of the mice cages in the lab was discussed.

Witnesses said Clark, who is not a Yale student, cared for the mice in the research lab and Clark was territorial about the laboratory. New Haven Police Chief James Lewis described the crime as "workplace violence."

"This is not about urban crime, university crime, or campus crime. It's about workplace violence, a growing concern across the country," Chief Lewis said.

Annie Le, a pharmacology doctoral student (left), was last seen in the laboratory Tuesday, September 8, on the week she was scheduled to be married on Sunday. Surveillance video showed her entering the research building that day, but none of the 75 cameras in and near the building caught her leaving.

On Sunday, the day she was scheduled to be married, her body was found stuffed inside a wall in the research building. It was in an area where cables run from floor to floor in the building.

Wounds on His Chest, Arms, Back

Le's death was the result of strangulation, according to a coroner's report. Sources told reporters that Clark had wounds on his chest, arms and back, which would indicate a violent struggle.

Police also said Clark's security swipe card indicated he was the last person to see Le alive. He swiped it at least 10 times in the building around the time of her death.

A bead from Le's necklace was found on the basement floor in the lab building. Blood spots were found on a laundry cart in the basement, sources said.

See Also:
Co-worker: Raymond Clark III 'a Nice Man, Always'
Raymond Clark Sent to Max Security Prison for Annie Le Murder

Earlier Article:
Missing Yale Student's Body Found
Yale Student Vanishes Days Before Wedding

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