Murder on Big Bird's lawn
Dec. 14th, 2005 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
solidfoamsoulMan appears in court in connection with jogger's death
By SUSAN HAIGH
The Associated Press
December 14, 2005, 2:10 PM EST
DANIELSON, Conn. -- A man told authorities his car accidentally hit a jogger found dead on property in Woodstock owned by the actor who plays Big Bird, prosecutors said. They said Wednesday they plan to pursue homicide charges.
Scott Deojay, 36, of Plainfield said nothing during a brief appearance in Danielson Superior Court.
He is charged with kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old social worker Judith Nilan, who never returned from her regular afternoon jog Monday.
State police said Caroll Spinney, who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street," had nothing to do with the woman's death. They said Deojay had done work on Spinney's sprawling property in the past...
Another story about this , and more detailed, from MSNBC.com
Current mood:
surprised
By SUSAN HAIGH
The Associated Press
December 14, 2005, 2:10 PM EST
DANIELSON, Conn. -- A man told authorities his car accidentally hit a jogger found dead on property in Woodstock owned by the actor who plays Big Bird, prosecutors said. They said Wednesday they plan to pursue homicide charges.
Scott Deojay, 36, of Plainfield said nothing during a brief appearance in Danielson Superior Court.
He is charged with kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old social worker Judith Nilan, who never returned from her regular afternoon jog Monday.
State police said Caroll Spinney, who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street," had nothing to do with the woman's death. They said Deojay had done work on Spinney's sprawling property in the past...
Another story about this , and more detailed, from MSNBC.com
Current mood:
surprised
