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« Starting today: No more electronics in the landfill | Today | Update: 3 officers return to duty after death of suspect » July 1, 2008Murder defendant claims police pressured him / Photo
On June 23, 2006, police found Andersen's body in Mlyniec's West Warwick house and Mlyniec was questioned during a videotaped interview lasting almost three hours at the station that day. He had not at that point been charged in her death. "The police led me to say many incriminating statements," Mlyniec testified today in reference to what he said in the interview. At various times, Mlyniec said today he did not recall or had been pressured into saying things by detectives. Mlyniec said in court today that a combination of things affected him at the time: He had not slept, was in a state of shock, and had drank alcohol at times. Mlyniec, 45, took the witness stand in Superior Court yesterday afternoon, describing his relationship with Andersen, 41, and testifying about incidents that led up to her death, and he continued testimony today. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Nandini Jayakrishna Yesterday, Mlyniec testified that the two drank and engaged in sexual activity nightly. In one sexual encounter, he said, Andersen described the practice of tying a belt, scarf or other object around one’s partner’s neck, but he said he did not do it to her. The evening of June 22, 2006, Mlyniec told the jury, he encountered Andersen at Kennedy Plaza in Providence and the two shared alcohol, walked around and made out behind a Dumpster. He told the court she was staggering and he thought that she had started using heroin again. The two eventually went to his house. A state medical examiner testified earlier in the trial that strangulation, not a drug overdose, is what killed Andersen. Mlyniec is charged with first-degree murder. Closing arguments are expected to get underway this afternoon in Kent County Superior Court. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsSyl | July 1, 2008 2:29 PM link This whole thing gives me the creeps. Is it any wonder people don't want to use the public transportation system, even from a suburban park-n-ride location? It's nice to hear him tell blatant lies like shoving coffee grounds and water down her throat to revive her, when the medical examiner could find no trace of coffee in her stomach. It'll make it that much easier to convict the guy and keep him off the streets. Kennedy Plaza, where the elite meet! | July 1, 2008 6:24 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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