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October 05, 2005
Grand Jury To Investigate VCU Student's Disappearance
VIENNA, Va. -- A grand jury is getting involved in the case of a 17-year-old girl missing from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Taylor Behl, of Vienna, has been missing for more than four weeks. The investigation into her disappearance began with campus police. Richmond police and the FBI then joined in. And now, sources tell News4 that there are plans to have a grand jury investigate the disappearance of the student.
The grand jury investigation will provide for interrogation by prosecutors, witness testimony under oath and penalties for those caught lying.
"The stakes are higher, and so you would think that the leads that come from a grand jury have more credibility than if it came simply from statements made to a police officer when somebody is not under penalty of perjury," said Steve Shannon, a Fairfax County prosecutor and member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Behl's mother has returned to Vienna but says she is still apprised of the investigation. She had been staying in Richmond since her daughter disappeared.
Behl was last seen in her dormitory at about 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 5. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. Police said she was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
Behl graduated spring from James Madison High School in the spring. She had been at VCU for only two weeks before she disappeared, her mother said.
Posted by Nealus at October 5, 2005 01:57 PM
