Police in killing of Yale University graduate student stake out Conn. hotel roomCROMWELL, Conn. — Police say they’re watching a hotel room in Connecticut where a “person of interest” in the killing of a Yale University graduate student has been staying. Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dead after battle with cancer at 72BOSTON — Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit “Puff (The Magic Dragon),” died in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72. Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dead after battle with cancer at 62DANBURY, Conn. — Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. Autopsy finds Yale student was suffocated hours after ‘person of interest’ questioned, releasedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale graduate student whose body was found hidden in a wall in her lab building was suffocated, according to autopsy released Wednesday, hours after a “person of interest” was questioned and released. Dr. Wayne Carver’s office released the results three days after the body of 24-year-old Annie Le was found in a Yale medical school research building. Carver had previously announced Le’s death as a homicide. Yale lab tech awaits fate as it’s revealed graduate student was suffocatedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale graduate student whose body was found hidden in a wall in her lab building was suffocated, according to autopsy released Wednesday, hours after a “person of interest” was questioned and released. Conn. police lab tries for speedy DNA tests to decide fate of Yale ‘person of interest’HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police lab is expediting tests on the DNA of the “person of interest” in the Yale killing so he can be charged or vindicated soon. Conn. medical examiner says Yale grad student found in wall was asphyxiatedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale graduate student whose body was found hidden in a wall in her lab building was asphyxiated, the state’s chief medical examiner said Wednesday, hours after a “person of interest” was questioned and released. Conn. medical examiner says Yale grad student found in wall died of traumatic asphyxiationNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The chief state’s medical examiner said Wednesday that a Yale University graduate student whose body was found stuffed inside a basement wall died of traumatic asphyxiation. SmackDown! Linda McMahon steps down as World Wrestling CEO and into US Senate raceWASHINGTON — Pro wrestling executive Linda McMahon has never been shy about wading into the ring — and now she’s plotting a smackdown of Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd. Attorney representing ‘person of interest’ in Yale killing: Client to cooperate with policeNEW HAVEN, Conn. — An attorney for a Yale University lab technician called a “person of interest” in the killing of graduate student Annie Le says his client is willing to work with authorities. Linda McMahon steps down as World Wrestling CEO to run for Dodd’s US Senate seat from Conn.STAMFORD, Conn. — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., the sports entertainment company behind shows such as “Friday Night SmackDown,” said Wednesday that Linda McMahon has resigned as its CEO to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd. Police: Search warrants executed on person of interest in Yale graduate student slayingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police on Tuesday raided the apartment of a man they call a person of interest in the slaying of a Yale graduate student. Police storm Yale researchers apartment building following grad student’s slayingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — More than a dozen police and FBI agents have stormed a Connecticut apartment building where a Yale animal research technician lives. Conn. police officer resigns after being charged with posing as twin brother in sex encounterORANGE, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer has resigned after being accused of posing as his twin brother to have sex with a woman. Family of slain Yale student whose body was found in wall thanks friends, school for supportNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Yale University graduate student whose body was discovered hidden in a university research building have thanked their relatives and friends for their support. Police investigating Yale slaying zero in on ‘person of interest,’ divulge little about caseNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police investigating the slaying of a Yale graduate student zeroed in on a “person of interest” Tuesday after keeping tabs on an ever-tightening circle of people connected to the medical lab where her body was found stuffed behind a wall. Conn. official says New Haven police have ‘person of interest in Yale killingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police have identified a “person of interest” in the killing of a Yale University graduate student whose body was hidden for days in a wall in a university research building, a Connecticut state official said Tuesday. Prosecutors block release of Yale student’s autopsy; police interview 150 peopleNEW HAVEN, Conn. — State prosecutors blocked the release Tuesday of autopsy results on a Yale graduate student whose body was found hidden in a wall in her lab building, reasoning that they could hinder their investigation, the Connecticut medical examiner said. Analyst sees higher earnings, less risk in KBR’s Gorgon project despite smaller contractHARTFORD, Conn. — A $2.33 billion energy contract that KBR Inc. announced Monday is less than investors expected, but will still add to the engineering and construction company’s earnings, an analyst said Tuesday. Analyst raises GE price target, earnings estimates on improved NBC marginsHARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of General Electric Co. rose Tuesday as an analyst raised his price target Tuesday for the industrial and financial conglomerate on improved margins for its NBC-Universal television property. Former executive at Berkshire Hathaway’s Gen Re sentenced to probation in AIG fraud caseHARTFORD, Conn. — A former executive of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation for his role in a financial scandal that cost shareholders of insurer American International Group Inc. more than $500 million. Conn. police say no arrests imminent in killing of Yale University graduate studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Authorities insisted Tuesday that they were “talking to a lot of people” but had no suspect in custody in the killing of a Yale graduate student whose body was found in the basement wall of a university research building. Autopsy results expected on Yale grad student amid indications that police are nearing arrestNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that it would release the results of an autopsy of a Yale University graduate student amid indications that police were preparing to make an arrest in her killing. Conn. police mum on possible suspect in killing of Yale University graduate studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A day after the body of a Yale University graduate student was found stuffed in a wall, police are mum on whether they have a suspect in her killing. Yale sorry for e-mail promoting ‘Killer Cover Letters’ workshop on day student’s body was ID’dNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University officials are apologizing for an e-mail notifying students about a job-search workshop named “Killer Cover Letters” that was sent out as police investigate the killing of a graduate student. Conn. police appear to be closing in on suspect in killing of Yale University grad studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police say the killing of a 24-year-old Yale University graduate student whose body was found stuffed in a wall on the day she was to be married was not a random act. Clues point to inside job in Yale killing; police seek to calm fears on Ivy League campusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Clues increasingly pointed to an inside job Monday in the slaying of a Yale graduate student whose body was found stuffed inside a wall five days after she vanished from a heavily secured lab building accessible only to university employees. Body found in Yale lab building is identified as that of missing grad studentNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says the body found hidden behind a wall in a Yale University research building is that of a missing graduate student. Dr. Wayne Carver says 24-year-old Annie Le’s death is a homicide. He says he’s temporarily withholding the cause of death “in order to facilitate the investigation.” Analyst downgrades Heidrick & Struggles on share price getting ahead of the companyHARTFORD, Conn. — Shares of executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. fell sharply Monday as an analyst downgraded its shares, saying they’re overvalued. Yale killing wasn’t random, police say after body found stuffed in wall at lab buildingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale graduate student presumed to have been killed in her lab building and stuffed into a wall there was probably not the victim of a random act, police said Monday as they sought to ease fears about student safety. |