5/13-NY v. Darryl Littlejohn[Imette St. Guillen murder] {6/3 GUILTY}

[sunstar]

Jury selection to begin in trial of Darryl Littlejohn for Imette St. Guillen slay

Sunday, April 19th 2009, 4:00 AM


The mother of Imette St. Guillen has waited three long years to settle accounts with the man accused of killing the promising graduate student in a brutal murder that shocked the city.

"It is important for me to see justice for my daughter," Maureen St. Guillen said. "I think any parent who has suffered the loss of a child in such a way would feel the same."

Ex-con bouncer Darryl Littlejohn is finally going to trial in the Feb. 25, 2006, slaying this week.

Littlejohn, 44, who is already serving 25 years to life in prison for an unrelated attack on another woman, faces life without parole in the St. Guillen murder.

St. Guillen's mother knows the upcoming trial will be full of painful reminders, but she wants to attend anyway.

"Nothing will ever replace Imette," Maureen St. Guillen said. "The day she died, our lives changed forever and we became different people...and yet, for her, we must go forward [and] see that justice is served."

Imette St. Guillen, 24, was last seen drinking at The Falls, a SoHo nightspot where Littlejohn worked as a bouncer. The grad student was reluctant to leave at closing time and bar owner Danny Dorrian asked Littlejohn to escort her out.

Seventeen hours later, the Boston native's bruised, nude, sexually assaulted body was found dumped in a remote area of Brooklyn off the Belt Parkway. Her hands were bound behind her back, her legs tied at the ankles.

A white sock was stuffed in her mouth and brown packing tape was wrapped around her head.

The evenly placed neck bruises led the medical examiner to one conclusion - she was strangled and smothered.

There are other crime details that cops say point to Littlejohn. Among the most powerful:

- His DNA, found on the ties that bound St. Guillen's wrists and on a snowbrush found under her body.

- Littlejohn's mother's hair was found on the coverlet St. Guillen was wrapped in.

- Cell tower records showed Littlejohn was near the site where her body was dumped.

- A friend said he asked him to lie about his alibi.

None of it will be easy for Imette St. Guillen's mother, sister Alejandra or stepfather to watch, said their lawyer and longtime family friend, Christopher Lang.

"This is the closest family I've ever seen," he said. "It's going to be one of the hardest things they will ever do."

Defense lawyer Joyce David will focus on Dorrian, the bar owner who, she said, lied twice about the night of the slaying.

Dorrian's lawyers were well-connected and David hopes that skeptical Brooklyn jurors will buy a tangled theory of police conspiracy linked to former city officials.

"The DA's office and NYPD ignored and failed to investigate substantial evidence...to protect Danny Dorrian," David wrote in a recent court filing.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/19/2009-04-19_jury_selection_to_begin_in_trail_of_darryl_litt lejohn_for_imette_st_guillen_slay.html

[kelloggirl]

Finally, time for justice for Imette, who was pursuing a career in justice for herself before her life was so brutally taken from her. I followed this case from the very beginning and agree that the bar owner was a real scumbag, but the defense is going to have an uphill battle if they're going to try to pin this on him given the physical evidence tying Littlejohn to the crime.

Does anyone know where we can follow the trial?

[Lyndawitha"Y]

Finally, time for justice for Imette, who was pursuing a career in justice for herself before her life was so brutally taken from her. I followed this case from the very beginning and agree that the bar owner was a real scumbag, but the defense is going to have an uphill battle if they're going to try to pin this on him given the physical evidence tying Littlejohn to the crime.

Does anyone know where we can follow the trial?

Holy Moly..I almost forgot about this case...yikes, I hope they show this trial..or at least stream it...Once again it seems the defense is going to attempt to claim "Conspiracy" by LE and DA....hummmming again..LOL..Shades of OJ..the problem for them tho is that just doesnt stick to the wall as well as spaghetti!!

LMS

[sunstar]

Finally, time for justice for Imette, who was pursuing a career in justice for herself before her life was so brutally taken from her. I followed this case from the very beginning and agree that the bar owner was a real scumbag, but the defense is going to have an uphill battle if they're going to try to pin this on him given the physical evidence tying Littlejohn to the crime.

Does anyone know where we can follow the trial?

It would be great if they allow cameras. I'm not surprised the defense will try to pin this on somebody else, but what I am wondering is if the jury will know that Littlejohn is currently serving a prison sentence for kidnapping? :shrug:

[Lyndawitha"Y]

It would be great if they allow cameras. I'm not surprised the defense will try to pin this on somebody else, but what I am wondering is if the jury will know that Littlejohn is currently serving a prison sentence for kidnapping? :shrug:

Man oh Man..this guy is one dangerous predator...I too wonder, is this will come into play?..as it surely does given the description of that crime....very similar modes opporendi...humming again...LOL

Here's the link:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/01/07/2009-01-07_bouncer_darryl_littlejohn_gets_25_years_.html

LMS:glare:

[sunstar]

Man oh Man..this guy is one dangerous predator...I too wonder, is this will come into play?..as it surely does given the description of that crime....very similar modes opporendi...humming again...LOL

Here's the link:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/01/07/2009-01-07_bouncer_darryl_littlejohn_gets_25_years_.html

LMS:glare:

It sure is the same MO! :scared: And also in the article ~

"Littlejohn showed no emotion as Lasak read from his "horrendous" rap sheet - which began when he was 12 years old, and includes mugging old ladies, robbing banks, and assault with a razorblade. "

And he's trying to blame Dorrian for Imette's murder? Does Dorrian have a rap sheet like his?

[sunstar]

Thank you for the heads up.

Darryl Littlejohn:

aka Jonathan Blaze
aka John Handsome
aka Damon Wells
aka Darryl Banks

http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/GCA00P00/WIQ3/WINQ130

Type his name in the search box. Then click on the DIN #

OMG ~ that second name really must be one he made up! :scared:

[sunstar]

Just the thought that he may not get convicted for this crime makes me ill. I just don't have what it takes to keep up with this trial if there's a good chance he'll walk on these charges. I remember this case well, he's everyone's nightmare.

OMG. Her poor family...

That's why I was wondering if all his prior convictions will be known to the jury, especially that he's currently serving time for kidnapping. If so, for sure I can't see him walking, but even if they don't, I just don't think the jury will be able to ignore the forensic evidence. MOO

[BorderCollieMom]

Finally ! I pray justice is done.

[cherylt]

"Jury Selection Delayed in Second St Guillen Trial"

http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=97775




"However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, before jury selection can begin, some legal issues need to be resolved. Among them, the medical examiner claims a blanket that ties Darryl Littlejohn to the murder contains DNA from Littlejohn's brother, Reggie Harris"

"Harris died in 1994. However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, the blanket manufacturer says it was not made until 1998."

:confused:

Full article at link.


You have GOT to be kidding me! It's already been over 3 yrs, so what makes this monster so special? I didn't see a reschedule date so does that mean they won't even address that at this stage? Unbelievable! Mayhaps he'll have FOUR OR FIVE years? Disgusting! :angry:

Thanks to all who started this thread & posted updated info. Everytime I try to google status, I usually get nada!

[penguin01]

They clearly didn't do a background check when they decided to have this (7 times a felon) guy on their payroll.... and then lying to LE. Have there been any successful civil suits or are they on hold till this trial is over? I know the bar lost its liquor License and was closed - they were serving liquor to minors.

Are there any New Yorkers here? Just curious - what business is in that space now?

[dgfred]

"Jury Selection Delayed in Second St Guillen Trial"

http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=97775




"However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, before jury selection can begin, some legal issues need to be resolved. Among them, the medical examiner claims a blanket that ties Darryl Littlejohn to the murder contains DNA from Littlejohn's brother, Reggie Harris"

"Harris died in 1994. However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, the blanket manufacturer says it was not made until 1998."

:confused:

Full article at link.

I thought at first they were saying it was his mom's hair, not the brothers :confused: ???

[dgfred]

They clearly didn't do a background check when they decided to have this (7 times a felon) guy on their payroll.... and then lying to LE. Have there been any successful civil suits or are they on hold till this trial is over? I know the bar lost its liquor License and was closed - they were serving liquor to minors.

Are there any New Yorkers here? Just curious - what business is in that space now?

I'm thinking his reputation should have already been known in the area, since he had been a hood since about age 12.

[cherylt]

Trial delayed for a month.

The Falls was replaced by the Midnight Cafe, a restaurant that already had another location on the block. I don't know if they are still there.


imo


Thanks for letting me know it was rescheduled for next month!!
Any idea what day? Nevermind, found out 5/4/09...

I sure hope cameras are allowed in the courtroom & then TTV/IS decides to cover it LIVE!

[cherylt]

From Daily News Site:


Imette St. Guillen trial on hold
BY Scott Shifrel
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM

The Brooklyn trial of a bouncer charged with murdering grad student Imette St. Guillen, originally set for Wednesday, was postponed until May 4.

Darryl Littlejohn, 44, is charged with taking St. Guillen from the Manhattan bar where he worked on Feb. 25, 2006, sexually assaulting her and dumping her body in Brooklyn.

Littlejohn, who is serving 25 years to life for an unrelated Queens abduction, faces another life sentence if convicted at the trial, which could take a month.

[cherylt]

Last I heard, cameras were not allowed in the courtroom in NY state. :angry:



imo


Ohhhh, that stinketh!!! :thumbdown: (do u think they have something to hide?) BRING IT INTO THE LIGHT AND GET W/ THE TIMES NY!!

I live in NJ and I might have a chance to get there for a day or two of testimony but it's a few hours drive. But I'm thinking I really should go (since no cameras) because this case really touched me when it first came out & I still can't believe it was over 3 years ago already...

[sunstar]

"Jury Selection Delayed in Second St Guillen Trial"

http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=97775




"However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, before jury selection can begin, some legal issues need to be resolved. Among them, the medical examiner claims a blanket that ties Darryl Littlejohn to the murder contains DNA from Littlejohn's brother, Reggie Harris"

"Harris died in 1994. However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, the blanket manufacturer says it was not made until 1998."

:confused:

Full article at link.

How bizarre can this get??? :scared: I can't figure out though why the article title says "second" St. Guillen trial?

[cherylt]

How bizarre can this get??? :scared: I can't figure out though why the article title says "second" St. Guillen trial?


You're right. Weird! Maybe they meant it will be his 2nd trial. One he was already convicted of recently of assault & rape on another woman. But it is a stupid headline because there hasn't even been a first one (for Imette's death)! (unless they had one & no one knew about it... NOT!)

You would think NY1 would be more careful about editing and what they print... It should have said LITTLEJOHN not St. Guillen. DUH!!

[cherylt]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/24/2009-04-24_dna_evidence_piles_up_against_accused_imette_ki ller.html

[sunstar]

You're right. Weird! Maybe they meant it will be his 2nd trial. One he was already convicted of recently of assault & rape on another woman. But it is a stupid headline because there hasn't even been a first one (for Imette's death)! (unless they had one & no one knew about it... NOT!)

You would think NY1 would be more careful about editing and what they print... It should have said LITTLEJOHN not St. Guillen. DUH!!

I agree, the headline should've had his name in it instead. But NY1 isn't the only outlet with no proofreaders ~ the article I opened the thread with actually has "trail" instead of "trial" in the headline. :rolleyes:

[sunstar]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/24/2009-04-24_dna_evidence_piles_up_against_accused_imette_ki ller.html

from the article ~

Carpet fiber and rabbit and mink hair on the 24-year-old grad student's body was consistent with carpet fiber at Littlejohn's Queens home and two coats hanging in his mother's closet.

I'm just not seeing any hope for the defense! MOO

[cherylt]

from the article ~

Carpet fiber and rabbit and mink hair on the 24-year-old grad student's body was consistent with carpet fiber at Littlejohn's Queens home and two coats hanging in his mother's closet.

I'm just not seeing any hope for the defense! MOO


Oh, I totally agree! Not a prayer! Even Johnny Cochran himself couldn't have pulled this one off...

lol -they even wrote "trial" - BAD, BAD proofreaders (slap on hand icon)

Why doesn't he just plea and make it easier on the family & friends of Imette. He is already doing serious time for the 1st trial and all he will accomplish is spending hard working NY'ers $$. And IF there will be a trial, I believe WE SHOULD be able to watch! There is supposed to be open access to courts for the people & NY should get w/ the Technology program!

Personally, I can't wait until his guilty pronouncement. Too bad, NY doesn't use their death penalty. If this had happened in Texas, he'd be on death row already!!

[aproudmom]

OMG this has not even went to trial yet..
Finally, time for justice

[aproudmom]

You're right. Weird! Maybe they meant it will be his 2nd trial. One he was already convicted of recently of assault & rape on another woman. But it is a stupid headline because there hasn't even been a first one (for Imette's death)! (unless they had one & no one knew about it... NOT!)

You would think NY1 would be more careful about editing and what they print... It should have said LITTLEJOHN not St. Guillen. DUH!!

I think that is what they meant to print very misleading though IMO
Imette St. Guillen trial on hold
Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM

The Brooklyn trial of a bouncer charged with murdering grad student Imette St. Guillen, originally set for Wednesday, was postponed until May 4.

Darryl Littlejohn, 44, is charged with taking St. Guillen from the Manhattan bar where he worked on Feb. 25, 2006, sexually assaulting her and dumping her body in Brooklyn.

Littlejohn, who is serving 25 years to life for an unrelated Queens abduction, faces another life sentence if convicted at the trial, which could take a month.

[cherylt]

I think that is what they meant to print very misleading though IMO
Imette St. Guillen trial on hold
Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM

The Brooklyn trial of a bouncer charged with murdering grad student Imette St. Guillen, originally set for Wednesday, was postponed until May 4.

Darryl Littlejohn, 44, is charged with taking St. Guillen from the Manhattan bar where he worked on Feb. 25, 2006, sexually assaulting her and dumping her body in Brooklyn.

Littlejohn, who is serving 25 years to life for an unrelated Queens abduction, faces another life sentence if convicted at the trial, which could take a month.


Thanks! It's really too bad NY doesn't use their DP that is technically still "on the books". If ANYONE is qualified for it, this guy is, imo!
I still can't believe it's been over THREE YEARS and he has yet to stand trial for this horrific crime. I remember the news almost like it was yesterday....

[Hey Paula]

"Jury Selection Delayed in Second St Guillen Trial"

http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=97775




"However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, before jury selection can begin, some legal issues need to be resolved. Among them, the medical examiner claims a blanket that ties Darryl Littlejohn to the murder contains DNA from Littlejohn's brother, Reggie Harris"

"Harris died in 1994. However, according to Littlejohn's attorney, the blanket manufacturer says it was not made until 1998."

:confused:

Full article at link.

Hi FP! :smile:

DL's brother, Reggie Harris, was a murderer too, who killed a woman and her boyfriend. RH died while in police custody.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/24/2009-04-24_dna_evidence_piles_up_against_accused_imette_ki ller.html

I think DL might have put something containing his brother's DNA on that blanket to complicate the case and throw LE off. Imette wasn't the first woman DL attacked, and for all we know, might not have been the first he killed.

I hope this case is quickly and successfully prosecuted. This family have waited too long for justice to be served.

[cherylt]

Thanks for the link, Paula!

I read this part:

The suspect's brother, Reginald Harris, died in police custody after being charged with murdering a woman and her boyfriend in her Queens apartment, the Daily News revealed this week.

Any idea how he died? Sounds a little fishy "died in police custody"... (too bad it wasn't DL) What a horrid family (sibs) though! The family that kills together, stay together? UGH!

Lots of DNA on the coverlet to tie to DL. Such scum - I hope he rots and rots and rots some more! :angry:

[cherylt]

Thanks so much, forensicpsy~!!

It's about time! I wonder how long it will take to get a jury. Being in NYC, it shouldn't be too bad re: how many people have already formed an opinion or even don't know about the case. I sooo wish this could be the next trial on IS! Guess we'll have to settle for bits here and there...

[cherylt]

The jury has been seated!

Here is a list of who they are and what they do:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/07/2009-05-07_jurors_in_imette_st_guillen_murder_case.html

"Jurors Who Will Decide Darry Littlejohn's Fate in Immette St. Guillen Murder Trial"


Whoooohoooooooooo! It took way less time to seat this juror than the almost three weeks for the Higbee trooper trial... So I guess openings start today? I wonder if there are any cameras at all so perhaps we can just even see a part of the openings.. GRRR, that NY doesn't allow live coverage. They should follow my state's example (NJ) & let them in. Whatcha hiding in there, anyway? :)

Hmmmm, the article gives info on 12 jurors. No alts?? Pretty strange. What if someone gets sick or something??

[sunstar]

The jury has been seated!

Here is a list of who they are and what they do:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/07/2009-05-07_jurors_in_imette_st_guillen_murder_case.html

"Jurors Who Will Decide Darryl Littlejohn's Fate in Immette St. Guillen Murder Trial"

Wow ~ that was quick! :thumbsup: It looks like a balanced panel of various ages and ethnicity.

[sunstar]

Imette St. Guillen murder trial begins: Prosecution lays out case against bouncer Darryl Littlejohn

Ex-con bouncer Darryl Littlejohn went on trial Monday for the rape and murder of gorgeous grad student Imette St. Guillen after a night of drinking at a SoHo bar.

Prosecutors branded Littlejohn a sex fiend who attacked St. Guillen the same way he preyed on two other women, both of whom will testify at the trial.

"He did the same thing to two other women three months before," said Kenneth Taub, a Brooklyn prosecutor. "Until this case, he got away with it."

In a 90-minute opening statement, Taub pointed to extensive circumstantial evidence against Littlejohn, including fibers from his van and DNA evidence linking him to a blanket used to wrap St. Guillen's body.

Cops also traced his cell-phone to the desolate area in East New York where the 24-year-old beauty's defiled body was dumped on Feb. 26, 2006.

A defense lawyer countered that the case is an elaborate racially charged frame-up by police eager to close a blockbuster case.

"He's a black man with a long criminal record," said Joyce David, who spoke for an hour. "Who's going to care about him?"

David pointed an accusing finger at Danny Dorrian, the politically connected owner of The Falls bar where St. Guillen was partying the night she died.

"Darryl Littlejohn is being framed to protect Danny Dorrian," she declared.

The jury of six blacks, five whites and one Hispanic listened intently in the packed Brooklyn courtroom.

Three rows of seats were filled with relatives and friends of the popular St. Guillen, who grew up in Boston and attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The first witnesses are investigators cops who are expected to show the jury shocking photos of St. Guillen's battered body.

St. Guillen's sister is also expected to testify about the family's loss.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/11/2009-05-11_imette_st_guillen_murder_trial_begins_prosecuti on_lays_out_case_against_bouncer_.html#ixzz0FFIMLI Tb&B

[sunstar]

Thanks for the link, sunstar.

Looks like Littlejohn's attorney, Joyce David, is really using the frame-up defense and will attempt to blame the Dorrians. :ohmy:

You're most welcome! :smile: I think Dorrian is a sleaze and should've checked out who he was hiring but there's no proof he killed Imette ~ unless he told Littlejohn to do it. MOO

[sunstar]

Who knows what Joyce David has up her sleeve? IMO they are guilty of hiring felons as security guards and probably knew it.

Here's a great article on the Dorrians from 2006, right after Immette was killed.

http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-03-14/news/flunking-a-bar-exam/

Oh yes, I do remember reading back then that the family had also bailed out Chambers and Danny Dorrian lied to LE. It really wouldn't be surprising if he was somehow behind Imette's murder but the evidence still leads to Littlejohn doing the deed ~ IMO. :sad:

[Casspian]

Oh yes, I do remember reading back then that the family had also bailed out Chambers and Danny Dorrian lied to LE. It really wouldn't be surprising if he was somehow behind Imette's murder but the evidence still leads to Littlejohn doing the deed ~ IMO. :sad:

Ditto - I remember this all seemed fishy from the get go. Not that Littlejohn is a good person, but why would they have hired him in the first place and etc. (as you noted)? It's one of those where if you look at it from a different angle, then, yeah, he could have been set-up and who would believe he wasn't guilty. Wasn't there something more about that blanket, like it had been kept in the office or something?

[sunstar]

Yes. ITA! I don't think the Dorrians were involved in the murder.Just the cover-up.

But because they are so sleazy, they're a good scapegoat for Joyce to use to spin her wild conspiracy theory. :angry:

imo
The only problem though, she won't be able to tie the DNA evidence to Dorrian. :sneaky: MOO

[sunstar]

Today's trial updates:

This was before Danny Dorrian's testimony was completed. Now THAT should be an interesting cross. He's on the stand as the report came in.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/98928/medical-examiner-testifies-in-grad-student-murder-trial/Default.aspx

Thanks so much for the update!

[cherylt]

Thanks for the link, sunstar.

Looks like Littlejohn's attorney, Joyce David, is really using the frame-up defense and will attempt to blame the Dorrians. :ohmy:


Not to mention the RACE CARD! :cursing: :angry:

[sunstar]

Bar workers say suspect Darryl Littlejohn chatted with Imette St. Guillen before she disappeared

A Soho bus boy testified Tuesday that slain grad student Imette St. Guillen chatted at the bar with an ex-con bouncer minutes before she disappeared.

Felix Santiago said he saw Darryl Littlejohn sitting next to the tipsy woman just before closing time at The Falls bar - the first time jurors at his murder trial heard the two were together.

"He was sitting next to her for a few moments," said Santiago, a Mexican immigrant. "That's all I saw."

The bar helper didn't hear what Littlejohn said, but believed the strikingly beautiful woman was answering a question about her race.

"She mentioned that she had a friend who was (Asian)," Santiago said.

A few moments later, Santiago said he saw Littlejohn and another bouncer escort St. Guillen out the front door.

He saw the other bouncer later, but never saw Littlejohn or St. Guillen again.

"They opened the door and disappeared," the bus boy said.

Littlejohn, 44, is accused of snatching St. Guillen, 24, from the bar and killing her on Feb. 25, 2006.

Her battered body was found dumped in East New York.

A bartender said St. Guillen walked into the empty watering hole about 15 minutes before the 4 a.m. closing time and ordered two rum and cokes.

She served the drinks then went downstairs as staffers worked to shut the bar along with owner Danny Dorrian.

"(Dorrian) said, 'This girl's crazy. She doesn't want to leave,'" said the bartender Rebecca Scherle.

Dorrian is expected to take the stand this afternoon.

Defense lawyers say cops framed Littlejohn to protect the politically connected bar owner.

A medical examiner said St. Guillen's blood alcohol level was at least .17%, or more than twice the legal limit, when her body was discovered hours later.

St. Guillen was registered as an unknown woman, victim No. 22606, when her body was brought into the morgue, said Christina Roman of the city medical examiner's office.

Roman detailed the woman's injuries, including scrapes on her neck and face and evidence of a violent sexual encounter.

She also showed jurors the brown packing tape used to cover St. Guillen's nose and the white tube sock her attacker stuffed in her mouth.

The sock had blood on it, indicating she died of asphyxiation after the smothering sex attack, which may have lasted up to 12 minutes, Roman said.

"She was alive and able to breathe," Roman said.

The coroner also pulled out the floral bedspread used to wrap St. Guillen's body. Prosecutors say DNA evidence ties Littlejohn to the blanket.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/12/2009-05-12_bar_workers_place_.html

[sunstar]

Maybe I missed it in one of the articles, and since we can't see the trial, I wonder if Littlejohn is wearing a suit or his prison clothes in the courtroom, and if the jury knows he's serving a 25-life sentence for kidnapping/assault? :confused:

[sunstar]

The walk into the court house shows street clothes IMO

Thanks so much! :smile:

[Casspian]

Today's trial updates:

This was before Danny Dorrian's testimony was completed. Now THAT should be an interesting cross. He's on the stand as the report came in.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/98928/medical-examiner-testifies-in-grad-student-murder-trial/Default.aspx

from the link

"Dorrian admitted to not initially telling police that St. Guillen had left his bar the night of her death, saying he did not want to get involved."

He just didn't want to get involved when a young woman had been murdered? I don't think that is enough of an explanation, even if he did eventually tell the truth.

[Casspian]

A news article from 2006... anyone know if this is misreported or if they know of follow-up articles on the things mentioned here (cat hair, etc.)?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/12/national/main1391731.shtml

"On Thursday, police revealed that carpet fibers on the tape covering St. Guillen's brutalized face linked to Littlejohn. The fibers on the tan tape match those from his Queens apartment and are the strongest evidence yet linking him to the crime, WBZ reporter Dan Rea said.

But the carpet is "relatively common," the New York Daily News reports.

Investigators also conclusively determined that semen on the floral blanket found wrapped around St. Guillen's dead body does not belong to Littlejohn, police told the New York Post. Police now believe that the cat-hair-covered blanket came from the basement of The Falls bar, where Littlejohn works, the newspaper reports. Investigators combed cats who live in that basement for hair samples and were awaiting the return of forensic tests.

The semen on the blanket could have come from an earlier sexual encounter in the basement, but sources said it also raises the possibility that someone else had sex with St. Guillen the night she was killed.

In another setback to investigators, DNA recovered from underneath St. Guillen's fingernails did not match Littlejohn's, sources told the Post Thursday. Police spokesman Paul Browne said that the department was continuing to examine evidence."

[Casspian]

Another interesting read from 2006

http://frictionpowered.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/a-crumbling-case/

[Casspian]

Wasn't this just a week or so after the murder? I'm pretty sure LE made great stirdes in the case since then.

Also - imo the DNA on the blanket turned out to be from DL's brother, who is deceased.


imo

Yes, but I like to go back and read the news from the beginning. What about the blanket having been in the basement of the bar? And, the DNA under her nails (mean anything? was it female?? Sorry, I don't know if others already know the answers to these questions or not. Maybe I really am just behind on the case. I just wanted to know if some of the initial questions were followed up on in later news. I thought everyone was still a bit confused on the brother's DNA/blanket thing? What about the cat hair?

[Casspian]

"Killing Reminded Bar's manager of Preppie Murder"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/nyregion/13littlejohn.html?ref=nyregion

Well, I guess I could see where yet another killing would freak him out.

[Casspian]

It does appear that the cat hairs were linked to his cats.

[cherylt]

Wasn't this just a week or so after the murder? I'm pretty sure LE made great stirdes in the case since then.

Also - imo the DNA on the blanket turned out to be from DL's brother, who is deceased.


imo


Also, IIRC, the mother's DNA was on the comforter too. It sounds like he took it from his house and brought it to the basement. Maybe he slept there sometimes?

I don't believe the owner's of the bar are involved in her death at all. Not wanting to "get involved" because he was serving underage students. He was a sleezy operator, and perhaps did not care who he hired to be a bouncer, (no background check)... JMO

IMO, there is no way anyone did this but DL. I hope he rots in jail until he dies and then rots some more! :angry:

[cherylt]

Well, I guess I could see where yet another killing would freak him out.


Yeah, that is truly odd! What are the chances that someone can be connected TWICE to two infamous crimes!? Very, very strange. I don't know what to make of it, and I don't usually believe in "coincidences". Perhaps he just always hung around shady people and places because that is he "venue"... ?

[sunstar]

"Bar Manager Cross-Examined in Bouncer Murder Trial"

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/98995/bar-manager-cross-examined-in-bouncer-murder-trial/Default.aspx

"Defense attorneys say Littlejohn is being framed because Dorrian is politically connected, and that Dorrian should be subjected to stronger investigations." :rolleyes:

"But prosecutors say they have physical evidence linking Littlejohn to the murder."

Thanks so much for posting today's update! This is exactly the bottom line ~ the forensic evidence is tied to Littlejohn, not Dorrian. And the murder fits in with Littlejohn's prior crimes. I just heard on JVM's "Issues" that the other victims are scheduled to testify, so I guess that answers my question about the prior crimes being introduced to the jury. :smile: MOO

[Casspian]

Well, the trial should be interesting. I still am not 100 % sure the bar owner is completely innocent - it took him a week to fess up. That's a bit different than initially responding like he did and then, say, within 24 hrs coming forward. Why?

Also, didn't the other person working at the bar come forward late in the game? The alcohol content in Immette body and also the fact that she was only in the bar for 10-15 minutes, yet was served 2 drinks (I know I gave up bartending after a few months because bartenders as well as bar owners were accountable for serving someone who was already inebriated or serving a person too much alcohol - but this was in another state). Immette's family said they couldn't imagine the accounts of her making racist comments as was claimed.

A couple of other strange things about witnesses:

Two homeless people (I think 2) came forward and at some point at least one of them appeared to give details of the jewelry Immette was wearing - however, all the posts I read questioned whether anyone could have see her jewelry given the lighting, their distance from the scene, the rest of the context, and her clothing that night.

It could happen, but it seems pretty darned lucky to me that someone called in from a phone booth within hours of the body being dumped. I can understand wanting to be anonymous, but I have to go "Hmmm" on the luck in timing.

Ok, I'm sure he did it and the bar owner was not involved, but I'm just not ready to say the public knows enough about the evidence to be so sure yet.

[aproudmom]

Justice for Imette about time this goes to trial, seems they may be trying to put some blame on the owner of the bar..this was such a hard case to read about but sure wish it was live would love to here GUILTY

[cherylt]

Justice for Imette about time this goes to trial, seems they may be trying to put some blame on the owner of the bar..this was such a hard case to read about but sure wish it was live would love to here GUILTY


Me too! I would gladly forgot the Trooper trial even though it is in my home state. Someone told me NY doesn't allow ANY video cams in court rooms and I think that is ridiculous. Wondeirng hat their trying to hide? :sneaky:

This took THREE years for trial & all we can is read updates, not even any snippets of video testimony. :angry:

[sunstar]

Ex-girlfriend of Imette St. Guillen's accused murderer: He asked me to lie for him day after slay

Updated Thursday, May 14th 2009, 1:33 PM

An ex-girlfriend of accused murderer Darryl Littlejohn testified Thursday the ex-con asked her to falsely claim he used her car in the hours after grad student Imette St. Guillen was killed.

Sandra Smith said Littlejohn told her to claim he drove her white Chrysler Sebring to see his ailing mom in a Queens nursing home.

"He called me and said if anyone calls, [to] say he had my car," said Smith, who once dated Littlejohn and remained friends with him.

Littlejohn also initially told cops that he used Smith's car to visit his mom in the hours after St. Guillen was kidnapped and killed on Feb. 25, 2006.

The alibi fell apart when Smith told cops he didn't use her car.

Police suspect Littlejohn, 44, used another van to abduct and rape St. Guillen, 24, after meeting her at The Falls, a SoHo bar where he worked.

The gorgeous student's badly beaten body was found in East New York the day after Littlejohn escorted her out of the bar at closing time.

A cell phone expert is expected to testify later Thursday that Littlejohn spent time in almost the exact spot that St. Guillen was found.

The circumstantial evidence is important to the prosecution because there are no witnesses to the brutal crime and only limited DNA evidence points to Littlejohn.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/14/2009-05-14_exgirlfriend_of_imette_st_guillens_accused_murd erer_he_asked_me_to_lie_for_him_d.html#ixzz0FWmYYm Ty&B

[scoodyboo]

The cross-examination of Littlejohn's girlfriend went largely unreported. She said he was always a gentleman, offered to help her out with her son, and was 'not into rough sex.' http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/99090/detectives-continue-testimony-in-littlejohn-trial/Default.aspx

The openings of both prosecution and defense were shown on local news so there were cameras in the courtroom for that. Not sure what the NY law is on that.

The case is upsetting, it was horrible and this poor woman suffered needlessly. The problem with the prosecution's case is they are proving that the blanket and the cell phone calls near where her body was found are connected to Littlejohn and that he asked his girlfriend to lie about his whereabouts but what evidence do they have he was the one who abducted her and killed her so brutally? Yes, he has been convicted on a kidnapping charge. But the Dorrian factor isn't one to dismiss so easily. Would a reasonable person lie to the cops about someone being in your bar at closing time? Dorrian hired this guy. There was talk of something going on in that basement.

IMHO, Joyce David, Littlejohn's lawyer, doesn't have much of a chance unless she has some kind of surprise heading into her case.

[scoodyboo]

"Also, Ragsdale notes how the stories coming out of the bar kept changing in the days after the murder. The first day after the incident, Daniel Dorrian, a manager at The Falls, said he hadn’t been working there the night of the murder. Three days later, he said St. Guillen had had two drinks, looked at a small note and left the bar without incident. Five to seven days later, Daniel Dorrian said St. Guillen had been at the bar, was intoxicated and that he asked bouncer Littlejohn to take her out through a side entrance, after which Dorrian said he heard a muffled whimper outside in the hall."

"But Ragsdale suspects something more may have happened in the bar — in the basement.

“We think that something went on here. Why all these lies?” he asked. “And the New York Post found [the witnesses]. The Dorrian family has enormous connections with the New York Post.”"

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_153/anightatthefalls.html

[sunstar]

The openings were shown on local news? Which local stations were they shown on?

All I could find online are pieces of the opening statements here, as part of a news report ~

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/imette.st.guillen.2.1007213.html

I wonder if there is a local station that has the entire o/s online? :confused:

[~jomomma~]

thanks for the updates guys! i didn't even realize trial has started!

geraldo is covering the case right now. tacopina saying it is a slam dunk. not that i have much faith in joe :rolleyes:

[sunstar]

thanks for the updates guys! i didn't even realize trial has started!

geraldo is covering the case right now. tacopina saying it is a slam dunk. not that i have much faith in joe :rolleyes:

Thanks for the heads up ~ even though it's too late for me to turn it on now, I can try to catch his next airing later on, or TiVo. :smile: I believe Joe T. represents Imette's family in their civil litigation against Dorrian, so this time he's a good guy! MOO

[Casspian]

"Also, Ragsdale notes how the stories coming out of the bar kept changing in the days after the murder. The first day after the incident, Daniel Dorrian, a manager at The Falls, said he hadn’t been working there the night of the murder. Three days later, he said St. Guillen had had two drinks, looked at a small note and left the bar without incident. Five to seven days later, Daniel Dorrian said St. Guillen had been at the bar, was intoxicated and that he asked bouncer Littlejohn to take her out through a side entrance, after which Dorrian said he heard a muffled whimper outside in the hall."

"But Ragsdale suspects something more may have happened in the bar — in the basement.

“We think that something went on here. Why all these lies?” he asked. “And the New York Post found [the witnesses]. The Dorrian family has enormous connections with the New York Post.”"

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_153/anightatthefalls.html


Thanks for the article - I still say all of that smells extremely fishy. Too many stories and too much time passed. They should never have hired this guy either. I think I said this and maybe it is in the article, but didn't the second bartender come forward quite late? Interesting that the NYP found the witnesses. I'll be anxious to hear more analysis of their claims since early on many were claiming they could not have seen what they said (and the focus on describing her jewelry in detail might be odd as well)... but one never really knows if what is reported in the news is actually accurate either.

[aproudmom]

So are they trying to point the finger at the owner? just heard it on the news..

[penguin01]

So are they trying to point the finger at the owner? just heard it on the news..
Gosh I hope so - they had a convicted felon working there - he was a preditor! They should have and could have known and prevented this awful crime. Isn't it kind of like the fast food restaurant franchisee who hired a registered sex offender (and general creepy freak) to work there?

DUMB, dumb dumb!:thumbdown:

[sunstar]

Thanks!

Technically, the rule in NY is that you can't broadcast subpoenaed (sp)testimony and since that interferes with almost every trial they just don't bother to televise it. As a matter of fact, Court TV went to court to try and get this ruling overturned and they lost.

You can actually have cameras in the courtroom in NY so I'm not surprised that there were snippets of the opening statements. But I doubt that the OS were televised in their entirety.


imo
Thanks so much ~ I didn't know about the law there. I remember seeing Colin Ferguson's (Long Island RR killer) trial so I thought the cameras were allowed in the courtroom for the entire trial. :sad:

[scoodyboo]

Here's another interesting article about the DNA evidence. This article from April 2009 says the State claims the blanket wrapped around Imette has DNA of Littlejohn's late brother, Reggie Harris, who died in 1994 and that it is 94% accurate. (He was a convicted felon so I guess they had his DNA?) But Littlejohn's lawyer says the blanket was manufactured in 1998.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_dna_twist_in_imette_slay_case.html

[sunstar]

This is a great article that explains this whole confusing mess. :biggrin:

http://www.judicialreports.com/2007/08/post_61.php
thanks so much! :read:

[scoodyboo]

OMG, Joyce David is on Twitter.

[sunstar]

Here's another interesting article about the DNA evidence. This article from April 2009 says the State claims the blanket wrapped around Imette has DNA of Littlejohn's late brother, Reggie Harris, who died in 1994 and that it is 94% accurate. (He was a convicted felon so I guess they had his DNA?) But Littlejohn's lawyer says the blanket was manufactured in 1998.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_dna_twist_in_imette_slay_case.html

What's even more interesting in that article is this part ~

"Nearly 15 years ago, Harris was charged with a grisly double murder - he allegedly tried to sexually assault a Queens mother, then stabbed her and her boyfriend to death.

There are some eerie parallels between that case and the St. Guillen murder: both Harris' female victim and St. Guillen were stripped and tied. "

It seems Littlejohn may have been copying after his brother? :scared:

[sunstar]

OMG, Joyce David is on Twitter.

Anything interesting?

[scoodyboo]

http://twitter.com/joycedavid

[sunstar]

"A sobbing young woman captivated a Brooklyn jury Monday as she recounted her daring escape from a bouncer who was later charged in the murder of Immette St Guillen"

"I said, "What did I do? Can I call my sister?" Woodard said, her voice trembling. That's when he took my phone and said I can't call anyone."

:rose: Shenai. Hang in there, girlfriend.

:rose:Immette - RIP



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_woman_kidnapped_by_darryl_littlejohn_offers_gri pping_testimony_at_imette_st_guil.html

Thanks desiree ~ I just got home and was about to post today's update. :smile:

My heart goes out to Shenai. She is a very brave woman, imo.

[sunstar]

Forensics expert testifies against bouncer Darryl Littlejohn in Imette St. Guillen murder trial

A forensics expert testified Tuesday that fibers from a rug and three fur jackets link ex-con Darryl Littlejohn to the murder of grad student Imette St. Guillen.

Nicholas Petraco, a retired NYPD evidence expert, said fibers from items seized at Littlejohn's home were found on tape binding St. Guillen and a quilt used to wrap her battered body.

"It's consistent in all respects," Petraco said.

Littlejohn, 44, is on trial for killing the 24-year-old John Jay College student after snatching her from the Soho bar where he worked as a bouncer.

Petraco conceded under cross-examination that fiber analysis is not as watertight as DNA evidence.

His expert testimony is a key piece of the prosecution's mostly circumstantial case against Littlejohn.

Petraco said the fibers in question came from two fur coats and a rabbit-collared leather jacket that belonged to Littlejohn's mother, along with traces of a red rug in his house.

All the fibers were also found in Littlejohn's van, which prosecutors believe he used to abduct and rape St. Guillen before beating her to death Feb. 25, 2006.

A Queens woman wrapped up testimony pointing the finger at Littlejohn for a previous abduction a couple of months before the St. Guillen murder.

Littlejohn was convicted of that attack and is already serving a 25-year prison sentence.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/19/2009-05-19_forensics_expert_testifies_against_bouncer_darr yl_littlejohn_in_imette_st_guille.html#ixzz0G08icu Tb&B

[cherylt]

Thanks for the articles, sunstar! I come here just about everday to find out how the trial is progressing.

As per the last article, IMO, they should stop wasting the tax payer's money - put a fork in him, he's DONE! :)

(I know, I know, innocent until guilty...)
:)

[sunstar]

Thanks for the articles, sunstar! I come here just about everday to find out how the trial is progressing.

As per the last article, IMO, they should stop wasting the tax payer's money - put a fork in him, he's DONE! :)

(I know, I know, innocent until guilty...)
:)

You're most welcome!! What really gets me after reading about the forensic evidence is how it seems this guy didn't wash or clean anything as a part of daily life. Here we have his brother (who died in 1994) DNA on the quilt and fur from his mother's coats. :ohmy: What a treasure of evidence for the state though! MOO

[sunstar]

Look what they found in Littlejohns car. Don't read it if you're puritanical -some may be offended.


http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=28364

OMG what a sick creep! barf

[cherylt]

You're most welcome!! What really gets me after reading about the forensic evidence is how it seems this guy didn't wash or clean anything as a part of daily life. Here we have his brother (who died in 1994) DNA on the quilt and fur from his mother's coats. :ohmy: What a treasure of evidence for the state though! MOO


That is a good thing re: the comforter. But what a scuzzball! blah!

[cherylt]

DNA on brush tied to suspected Imette killer, Darryl Littlejohn

The DNA of ex-con Darryl Littlejohn was found on a snow brush found alongside the battered body of grad student Imette St. Guillen, a criminologist testified yesterday.

"It was consistent with Darryl Littlejohn," said Ewelina Bajda of the city medical examiner's office.

Hairs found on a bedspread used to wrap St. Guillen's body also belonged to Littlejohn's mother, who has since died, the criminologist said.

The clues were the latest in a growing pile of CSI-style evidence pointing at Littlejohn in the brutal murder.

The ex-con is charged with killing St. Guillen on Feb. 25, 2006, after booting her from a SoHo bar where he worked as a bouncer.

Her battered, naked body was found hours later in a desolate area of East New York.

There were no witnesses to the killing.

Other experts said blood specks found on the plastic ties used to bind St. Guillen's wrists belonged to Littlejohn - and they put the odds of it being anyone else's at 1 trillion to one.

[sunstar]

thanks for the new link! It really seems the hole he's dug himself is getting deeper and deeper. :scared: MOO

[sunstar]

Alleged Rape Victim Testifies Against Littlejohn


The attorney for Darryl Littlejohn says in a legal briefing that her client is the victim of a massive conspiracy and that he had nothing to do with the death of Imette St. Guillen.

A surprise witness testified in the trial of Darryl Littlejohn, the bouncer charged with raping and murdering Imette St. Guillen.

The witness was a woman the DA said Littlejohn raped four months before Imette St. Guillen. She stared directly at him when entering the court.

The 22-year-old student who was snatched from a Queens street after spending the night at a Manhattan club picked Littlejohn out of a photo array, but failed to point him out in a line-up.

Yet, she is one of the key witnesses for the prosecution, who said in October of 2005 she was stopped by a man in uniform who got out of his car and asked for her ID.

"At that moment I realized he's not an officer. I tried to run away. I screamed. He said, 'Shut the f*** up.' Then I was handcuffed from behind and put into his car," she said.

She said she was placed face up in the back seat of his car, with a gun was pointed at her.

"I said I want to go to the bathroom. Please don't kill me. I have cash," she said.

The victim testified that she was driven to a house. "A knit cap was placed over my head and pulled down to my nose. That was wrapped with duct tape many times."

She said she was sexually assaulted in more than one way while handcuffed to a bedpost. The prosecution said it's shockingly similar to the St. Guillen attack.

However, Littlejohn's attorney Joyce David said the rape of this woman was different in several ways. "I don't think it's the same MO at all."

"I'm not going to minimize it. She was raped then driven back safe and sound to where she was picked up," David said.

Prosecutors said the rapist made one huge mistake, giving the victim a t-shirt with the DNA of Littlejohn's mother on it.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/imette.st.guillen.2.1020138.html

[sunstar]

Detective on Imette St. Guillen case: NYPD cops focused on Darryl Littlejohn as suspect

The lead detective in the Imette St. Guillen murder case testified Tuesday that cops focused on ex-con Darryl Littlejohn and did little to probe other possible suspects.

Det. Sean McTighe admitted he didn't consider bar manager Danny Dorrian a potential suspect in the grad student's slaying, despite reports of his boozing, drug use and womanizing.

Even when Dorrian told investigators he was "banged up" in a fight with his girlfriend right after St. Guillen, 24, was killed, cops didn't check out his injuries.

"For me, it was determined that 'banged up' meant drunk," McTighe said.

Defense lawyer Joyce David suggested he might have been covering up for Dorrian, the scion of a politically connected Manhattan family of bar owners.

"Is that [banged up] an Irish expression?" she asked skeptically.

"Yes, I use it a lot," McTighe replied.

David tried to ham mer McTighe about perceived shortcomings in the probe.

The veteran detective mostly stood his ground, saying other detectives may have tracked down leads on Dorrian and other possible suspects in the case.

He did concede it was "very unusual" for him to meet with Dorrian late on a Friday in the office of the NYPD Chief of Detectives, a sign of the bar manager's clout.

David wants the jury to think cops concocted the case against Littlejohn, 44, because he is black and an ex-con.

"They're framing him," she said outside the Brooklyn courthouse. "They disregarded any information that didn't go along with their theory."

Dorrian's father, Jack Dorrian, is the owner of Dorrian's Red Hand, the upper East Side bar at the center of the '80s Preppie Murder case.

The younger Dorrian said he failed to fully cooperate with cops because he feared a flood of bad publicity about The Falls, the bar where St. Guillen was drinking when she disappeared Feb. 25, 2006.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/26/2009-05-26_detective_on_imette_st_guillen_case_nypd_cops_f ocused_on_darryl_littlejohn_as_su.html#ixzz0Gezbko R7&B

[cherylt]

Oh yeah, that's it! The answer: a massive conspiracy!! How could I have been so dense as to think DL was the murderer? :rolleyes:

GMAB!!!!!!:angry:

[sunstar]

Oh yeah, that's it! The answer: a massive conspiracy!! How could I have been so dense as to think DL was the murderer? :rolleyes:

GMAB!!!!!!:angry:

And how convenient for LE that Littlejohn worked for Dorrian ~ someone with a lifelong rap sheet, and most importantly finding Imette in a quilt with his dead brother's DNA on it. Oh, LE must have planted that there, after saving a sample from 1994!! :scared:

[cherylt]

And how convenient for LE that Littlejohn worked for Dorrian ~ someone with a lifelong rap sheet, and most importantly finding Imette in a quilt with his dead brother's DNA on it. Oh, LE must have planted that there, after saving a sample from 1994!! :scared:


Oh sure, absolutely! As well as his mother's DNA. After all, there is no other defendant in the state they want to convict more than him...
UGH!

(maybe the police exhumed their bodies to scratch off some DNA to rub it on that quilt)... another :rolleyes:

[sunstar]

Oh sure, absolutely! As well as his mother's DNA. After all, there is no other defendant in the state they want to convict more than him...
UGH!

(maybe the police exhumed their bodies to scratch off some DNA to rub it on that quilt)... another :rolleyes:

And that's exactly how far fetched the defense is beginning to sound!! It's not as if Littlejohn has never been in trouble with the law before or wasn't just convicted of kidnapping and let's not forget the alleged rape victim who testified today!! :sneaky:

[cherylt]

And that's exactly how far fetched the defense is beginning to sound!! It's not as if Littlejohn has never been in trouble with the law before or wasn't just convicted of kidnapping and let's not forget the alleged rape victim who testified today!! :sneaky:


EXACTLY! And not to mention the fact he is already doing at least 20 years on the previous rape. Do the jurors know he is in jail - is he wearing street clothes?

[sunstar]

EXACTLY! And not to mention the fact he is already doing at least 20 years on the previous rape. Do the jurors know he is in jail - is he wearing street clothes?

The only part of the trial that had any video was the opening statement, but I did see him in a suit then. I think the jury must know he's in prison now because the kidnapping victim testified in this trial. :smile: MOO

[sunstar]

Rape victim's shirt had Darryl Littlejohn's mother's DNA on it, says expert at Imette trial

Updated Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 4:02 PM
A city criminologist gave DNA testimony Wednesday that could tie accused killer Darryl Littlejohn to the rape of a Japanese woman attacked a few months before the murder of Imette St. Guillen.

Kyra Keblish of the medical examiner's office said DNA from Littlejohn's mother was found on a T-shirt given to the woman by her attacker.

She said the odds are 81 billion-to-1 that the genetic sample came from anyone other than the mother, who has since died.

Under cross-examination, Keblish admitted technicians initially failed to find the sample on the shirt and made the match only after Littlejohn was arrested in the St. Guillen murder.

"Things aren't what they seem," declared defense lawyer Joyce David, who claims Littlejohn was framed by gung-ho cops.

The Japanese woman testified Tuesday that she was kidnapped and raped by a man who flashed a badge and taped a knit cap over her eyes.

Although Littlejohn wasn't charged in the attack, the details she gave - along with the T-shirt evidence - may suggest he was the assailant.

Prosecutors will argue the rape is part of a pattern that culminated with the St. Guillen slaying. Littlejohn was convicted in January of snatching a Queens woman, who managed to escape from his van.

His mom's DNA also was found on a coverlet used to wrap the battered body of St. Guillen, 24, who disappeared after drinking at a SoHo bar where Littlejohn worked as a bouncer.

The grad student's nude and battered body was found hours later on Feb. 25, 2006.

The prosecution is expected to rest its case today and Littlejohn may take the stand next. The Brooklyn jury could get the case early next week.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/27/2009-05-27_rape_victims_shirt_had_darryl_littlejohns_mothe rs_dna_on_it_says_expert_at_imett.html#ixzz0GlADfN V8&B

[sunstar]

Is the defense putting on a case or is their only witness Darryl Littlejohn?

Well, if we were able to watch this trial I might be able to answer the question!!! :biggrin: I was kind of surprised when I read that too. A convicted felon with a very long rap sheet testifying in his own behalf at trial. What are they thinking? :scared:

[cherylt]

The only part of the trial that had any video was the opening statement, but I did see him in a suit then. I think the jury must know he's in prison now because the kidnapping victim testified in this trial. :smile: MOO


Thanks! Also, thank for posting a new article!

[cherylt]

Well, if we were able to watch this trial I might be able to answer the question!!! :biggrin: I was kind of surprised when I read that too. A convicted felon with a very long rap sheet testifying in his own behalf at trial. What are they thinking? :scared:


Who knows? :confused: But I would be frothing at the mouth if I were the Pros! I would pay pretty big money to see it!

How does his mother's DNA keep getting on everything anyway? Hasn't she been dead many years? Very, very strange. do, do, do, do (twilight zone...)

[cherylt]

The prosecution has rested. The defense is not putting on any witnesses. Littlejohn is not going to testify.

Closing arguments begin on Monday.


Wow - thanks! I am still watching the R. Higbee Vehicular homicide trial and it is only now in defense cic. And this case I would think would take more time.

It really is such a shame NY doesn't allow cameras in. THIS case is important and since it was a high profile case, we should be able to take a peek at least. (sigh)....

[cherylt]

You can always go to the trial in Brooklyn. lol. There's still time. :biggrin:


True...but I'm ascared to go to NY by my little ole self... :scared:

Have a good weekend!

[cherylt]

I don't think that his mother is dead that long. I did a check of the property (Public Records) and apparently the mortgage was paid off in 2008 in the name of his mother.

Littlejohn apparently took Immette (and the other victim) to the basement of his mother's home (where he lived) and that's why her DNA was present.


imo


He is just such a sicko! I just found it kind of odd that his mother's DNA is on a lot of victim's stuff. I wonder if she had any idea of what a monster she had under her own roof...

[sunstar]

Prosecution rests in Imette St. Guillen murder trial; defense suggests Littlejohn won't take stand

Updated Thursday, May 28th 2009, 1:13 PM
The prosecution rested its case Thursday in the Imette St. Guillen murder trial, and lawyers for ex-con Darryl Littlejohn suggested he won't take the stand.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers spent most of the day sparring over defense plans to call into doubt the work of a DNA-testing firm used by the city in the murder case.

The defense wants to claim the firm might have botched evidence in an effort to frame Littlejohn and clear well-connected bar manager Danny Dorrian.

The Brooklyn judge has not made a decision on whether Littlejohn's lawyer can call a witness to trash the firm's reputation.

Both sides are expected to make closing statements early next week and the jury could get the case by Tuesday.

Littlejohn, 44, is accused of killing St. Guillen, 24, after luring her from a SoHo bar where he worked as a bouncer.

Her nude body was found hours later on Feb. 25, 2006.

Prosecutors say St. Guillen was one of a series of abductions carried out by Littlejohn. Two women testified about other attacks that mirrored the case.

The defense contends that cops pinned the murder on Littlejohn because he is black and has a rap sheet.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/28/2009-05-28_prosecution_rests_in_imette_st_guillen_murder_t rial_defense_suggests_littlejohn_.html#ixzz0Gr7pAy Rq&B

[sunstar]

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=28518

"Littlejohn Trial Nears End"

From the article:

"Summations are expected Monday. See Tuesday's Brooklyn Daily Eagle for photos of the last day of trial."

The trial seemed so short ~ and no defense!! I guess when the defendant is somebody like Littlejohn whose already in prison for kidnapping, there wasn't much they could do. But didn't his lawyer say he'd be taking the stand, then changed her mind? I don't see deliberations lasting very long!! :smile: MOO

[cherylt]

Anyone have any recent articles on how closings are going (or done)?

TIA! Wondering if the "jury clock" has started.....

[cherylt]

I found this but it contradicts previous reports that there will be no witnesses.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/99986/defense-calls-witnesses-in-littlejohn-trial/Default.aspx


Well, that's weird, huh? Thank you for the article though!!

[sunstar]

"Defense Calls Witnesses in Littlejohn Trial"

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=28579

Really interesting that the defense called two detectives only to argue that forensics didn't connect evidence to Imette and infer that they should've looked more closely at Dorrian as a suspect. Oh well, I guess they had to try something! :rolleyes: MOO

[cherylt]

Really interesting that the defense called two detectives only to argue that forensics didn't connect evidence to Imette and infer that they should've looked more closely at Dorrian as a suspect. Oh well, I guess they had to try something! :rolleyes: MOO


Yah, the had to try something.... He really has no defense, IMO and should have pled guilty. At least it would have saved the taxpayers some $$!

[cherylt]

"Lawyer Says Bouncer Accused of Murdering Student Was Framed"


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524578,00.html

" A bouncer accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a young graduate student was framed by his employer in a cover-up that reached as high as the former Mayor of New York City, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday."


But, of course! We've discussed this b4. All a big a** setup. Cops always waste their energy trying to convict the wrong guy... :rolleyes:

Thanks for the article!


"A NY bouncer accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a young graduate student was framed by his employer in a cover-up that reached as high as the former mayor of New York City, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday.

J. David has "big ones"! lol

This "defense" is equally as bad as the Neil Entwistle case, when that "defense" suggested the wife killed herself & her baby with one shot thru both of them and then NE wanted to "protect her memory" and put the gun back @ in laws. Would you think by taking this stance she would lose ANY credibility she may have had in the jury's eyes? I mean, Giuliani, REALLY?! REALLY?! The mind boggles.

[sunstar]

"Lawyer Says Bouncer Accused of Murdering Student Was Framed"


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524578,00.html

" A bouncer accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a young graduate student was framed by his employer in a cover-up that reached as high as the former Mayor of New York City, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday."

Thanks so much for posting today's update! I just saw that article right before I got here.

I also found this one ~

Jury Charged in Manhattan Bouncer's Murder Trial

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/100072/jury-charged-in-manhattan-bouncer-s-murder-trial/Default.aspx

[sunstar]

But, of course! We've discussed this b4. All a big a** setup. Cops always waste their energy trying to convict the wrong guy... :rolleyes:

Thanks for the article!


"A NY bouncer accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a young graduate student was framed by his employer in a cover-up that reached as high as the former mayor of New York City, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday.

J. David has "big ones"! lol

This "defense" is equally as bad as the Neil Entwistle case, when that "defense" suggested the wife killed herself & her baby with one shot thru both of them and then NE wanted to "protect her memory" and put the gun back @ in laws. Would you think by taking this stance she would lose ANY credibility she may have had in the jury's eyes? I mean, Giuliani, REALLY?! REALLY?! The mind boggles.

Well with him already serving a life sentence for kidnapping, and that victim testifying at this trial, all we can wonder now is how long the jury will take to convict him of Imette's murder. In other words, the defense had NOTHING to work with except pass the blame to Dorrian. Mentioning Rudy G. did go a little over the top though!! :scared: MOO

[cherylt]

Well with him already serving a life sentence for kidnapping, and that victim testifying at this trial, all we can wonder now is how long the jury will take to convict him of Imette's murder. In other words, the defense had NOTHING to work with except pass the blame to Dorrian. Mentioning Rudy G. did go a little over the top though!! :scared: MOO

Hmmm, methinks if it takes more than a few hours, I'll be shocked.
Did you watch the Allen Andrade trial? It literally took the jury 2 hours to find him guilty of 1st degree murder! Other people were surprised and a little angry, but for some reason I knew it would go quick because guilty (to me) was soooo apparent. I think the same applies here.

Care to guess how long u think the jury will be out?

Are all closings done?

[sunstar]

Hmmm, methinks if it takes more than a few hours, I'll be shocked.
Did you watch the Allen Andrade trial? It literally took the jury 2 hours to find him guilty of 1st degree murder! Other people were surprised and a little angry, but for some reason I knew it would go quick because guilty (to me) was soooo apparent. I think the same applies here.

Care to guess how long u think the jury will be out?

Are all closings done?

No, I didn't see that trial. From the last link I posted, it seems the jury have their instructions and either have started or will start deliberations. I think they might return a verdict tomorrow or for sure on Thursday. :smile: MOO

[cherylt]

Just found this:

Jurors expected to get the case Tuesday of the bouncer charged with murdering grad student Imette St. Guillen.

Both sides concluded their cases Monday after nearly three weeks of testimony in the sexual assault and first-degree murder case against 44-year-old Darryl Littlejohn.

The largely circumstantial case full of DNA and cell tower evidence included two victims in unrelated Queens cases with similar facts who testified against Littlejohn in the Feb. 25, 2006, murder of St. Guillen.
Prosecutors are expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon. The case will then go to the jury.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/02/2009-06-02_in_closing_defense_in_imette_st_guillen_murder_ once_again_claims_darry_littlejoh.html#ixzz0HKCQlJ X1&B



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/02/2009-06-02_jury_poised_to_get_imette_murder_case.html#ixzz 0HKBcs8UL&B

[cherylt]

Hmm, there are plenty of articles describing the DEFENSE closing arguments, but I have yet to find any outlining the PROS closing... and/or rebuttal. GEEZ!

[sunstar]

Yes. but mentioning Rudy G was very deliberate. It was done to incite at least one black juror since many blacks in NYC think Rudy was a racist.

imo

Ohhhhhhh ~ I hadn't realized that!! OK, so the story goes that Dorrian, who hired Littlejohn, has ties to Rudy G., who some blacks perceive as racist ~ let me guess, that must mean that the defense wants the jury to believe that Dorrian was setting up Littlejohn from the get go, even before Imette walked into the bar? :sneaky: MOO

[sunstar]

Hmm, there are plenty of articles describing the DEFENSE closing arguments, but I have yet to find any outlining the PROS closing... and/or rebuttal. GEEZ!

I thought the opening statements and closing arguments could be televised? I'm not finding anything online though. :confused: This is really such a huge disappointment after so much coverage back when Imette was murdered. MOO

[cherylt]

I thought the opening statements and closing arguments could be televised? I'm not finding anything online though. :confused: This is really such a huge disappointment after so much coverage back when Imette was murdered. MOO


ITA - huge disappointment. This case has been mentioned on Jane Velez Mitchell's show a few times BRIEFLY. But I am in the NJ area, and mostly get NY news and have heard nothing from them, which to me, is very strange. I was on some website yesterday, where the reporter did a little story and I could see him in the background in his suit so there is a camera or cameras in there, but no one is covering it to play back...

Hopefully jury will come back today with a swift GUILTY!!

For Imette - :rose: I hope you get the justice u deserve and DL gets the punishments HE deserves!

[sunstar]

HE'S GUILTY!!!!

Bouncer Darryl Littlejohn found guilty of murdering of Imette St. Guillen

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/03/2009-06-03_darryl_littlejohn.html#ixzz0HOyKJNoL&B


Finally, JUSTICE FOR IMETTE :rose:

[sunstar]

I'll BBL this evening! :seeya:

[cherylt]

That is wonderful!

See, I KNEW it wouldn't take them long, but 7 hours was above my 2-3!

RIP, Imette. :rose:




Rot in he!!, DL!


So much for: "DL being a patsy, the victim of a massive police conspiracy to shield well-connected bar manager Danny Dorrian." :barf:

[sunstar]

I was really rushed posting the guilty verdict earlier while I was at work, so here's another article with a photo of Littlejohn after the verdict was read. :smile:

Bouncer Found Guilty of Woman’s Murder

Updated, 5:05 p.m. | Jurors have found a Manhattan bouncer guilty of rape and first-degree murder in the killing of a 24-year-old graduate student, Imette St. Guillen. The bouncer, Darryl Littlejohn, was convicted on Wednesday, after one day of deliberations.

Mr. Littlejohn will be sentenced July 8 by Justice Abraham G. Gerges in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.

Earlier Wednesday, jurors requested that evidence — including a timeline of Mr. Littlejohn’s cellphone calls and testimony from a woman who told the court that he asked her to lie — be repeated to them, as well as testimony about test results from DNA, hairs and fibers taken from tape wrapped around Ms. St. Guillen’s head. The jury also asked that the prosecution summation be read back to them, to which the defense objected.

On Tuesday, Mr. Littlejohn remained silent during the prosecution’s closing arguments. The lead prosecutor, Kenneth Taub, described what he called “a mountain of evidence” against him, including cellphone records, DNA and fiber samples and testimony from witnesses.

Mr. Taub described cellphone records that placed Mr. Littlejohn at his house in Queens the day after Ms. St. Guillen went missing in the early morning of Feb. 25, 2006, and shortly thereafter in the area in East New York where her body was found wrapped in a blanket. The signal from his cellphone showed where he went, Mr. Taub said.

“In 51 minutes it goes from hitting his house, to hitting his house, with a trip out to East New York,” Mr. Taub said during his closing statement. “That’s why it’s so simple, and that’s why it’s so powerful.”

He then summed up testimony from a man who said he saw a minivan that prosecutors said Mr. Littlejohn used to dump Ms. St. Guillen’s body on the dirt road in East New York in the area where her body was found. She died of asphyxiation after being sexually assaulted, her mouth gagged and her head wrapped in tape. A snowbrush was also found there, which Mr. Taub said fell out of the back of the van when Mr. Littlejohn dropped Ms. St. Guillen’s body.

The snowbrush handle contained tiny amounts of Mr. Littlejohn’s DNA, Mr. Taub said. Blood samples on zip ties used to handcuff Ms. St. Guillen contained much more of Mr. Littlejohn’s DNA, Mr. Taub said. Three different kinds of fiber found on tape wrapped around Ms. St. Guillen’s head and in the back of the van matched samples taken from Mr. Littlejohn’s house.

Earlier Tuesday, Mr. Littlejohn’s defense lawyer suggested that the bouncer was the target of a framing conspiracy. In part to rebut that suggestion, Mr. Taub described how semen found early in the investigation on a blanket used to wrap Ms. St. Guillen’s body turned out to be from Mr. Littlejohn’s brother, who died in 1994.

Mr. Taub also described similarities between the assault of Ms. St. Guillen and the abductions of two women in the months beforehand. (Mr. Littlejohn was convicted of kidnapping one of the women, and has not been charged in the other attack, a rape.)

Mr. Littlejohn’s lawyer, Joyce David, had argued that the manager of the bar that Ms. St. Guillen visited before she disappeared might have killed her during rough sex. Mr. Taub argued against this by saying that the man, Danny Dorrian, gave a DNA sample that “didn’t come back anywhere.” He may have lied to the police, Mr. Taub said, by not volunteering that he had asked Ms. St. Guillen to leave his bar, but that was simply because his bar was attracting so much negative publicity during the investigation.

The judge, Justice Gerges, dismissed four of the six alternate jurors at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, and thanked them for their service.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/deliberations-begin-in-bouncer-case/?ref=nyregion

[cherylt]

From NY Daily News:

The prosecutor in the Imette St. Guillen murder trial Tuesday mercilessly mocked the defense theory that cops framed bar bouncer Darryl Littlejohn to protect his well-connected boss.

"I can't even begin to describe how ridiculous that is," prosecutor Kenneth Taub told jurors, who get the case today.

Defense lawyer Joyce David told jurors in her closing argument that SoHo bar manager Danny Dorrian and the slain student could have had "a weird bondage thing" that went awry, and that cops conspired to protect Dorrian by planting evidence to implicate Littlejohn.

"It's beyond crazy," Taub said.

The prosecutor also heaped scorn on Dorrian, who lied to cops about whether he saw St. Guillen at The Falls bar the night she died in 2006.

"He's not the brightest bulb in the Dorrian marquee," Taub said.

Taub said "a mountain" of DNA evidence showed the 44-year-old parolee murdered the 24-year-old student - including his DNA on the ties binding her hands, his mother's hairs on the quilt wrapping her corpse and his blood on an auto brush found under her body.

David countered that while the evidence might suggest her client dumped the body, it did not prove he killed her. (ETA - ARE YOU KIDDING US LADY?!) FGS!!

"There is no proof at all, not a scintilla of proof, that Ms. St.Guillen had been to my client's home," David said.

David told jurors cops wanted to protect Dorrian, whose brother-in-law worked for ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

"Darryl Littlejohn was the solution to all their problems: solving the city's biggest crime at the time, protecting Danny Dorrian and protecting Rudy Giuliani from another scandal while he was running for President," the lawyer argued.

[sunstar]

""There is no proof at all, not a scintilla of proof, that Ms. St.Guillen had been to my client's home," David said."

Well, to start with, DNA from his dead brother and mother were all over the quilt Imette was wrapped in and Littlejohn's blood was on the ties that bound Imette's hands. What difference does it make where the murder took place? I think the lawyer was just grasping at straws. :rolleyes: MOO

[aproudmom]

"Lawyer Says Bouncer Accused of Murdering Student Was Framed"


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524578,00.html

" A bouncer accused of sexually assaulting and murdering a young graduate student was framed by his employer in a cover-up that reached as high as the former Mayor of New York City, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday."

we seem to hear this a lot anymore..he did it he is guilty he needs to go bye bye

[aproudmom]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED

New York bouncer found guilty in 2006 slaying of student
Darryl Littlejohn, 44, could be sentenced to life without parole
Man convicted of killing college student Imette St. Guillen
updated 33 minutes ago



http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/03/ny.bouncer.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCText

[cherylt]

""There is no proof at all, not a scintilla of proof, that Ms. St.Guillen had been to my client's home," David said."

Well, to start with, DNA from his dead brother and mother were all over the quilt Imette was wrapped in and Littlejohn's blood was on the ties that bound Imette's hands. What difference does it make where the murder took place? I think the lawyer was just grasping at straws. :rolleyes: MOO


Now, I KNOW the defense atty's job is to ZEALOUSLY defend his/her client. BUT, methinks David is DELUSIONAL here. (Just like "Clark Rockefeller"?) :) I mean, c'mon! Didn't I hear Pros think he took her to the basement of the bar, where he MAY have set up a faux-apt for himself?

She should be quiet now. It's over, done, finito, THE END!
He can FOR SURE NOW never hurt another living being! (unless another inmate in jail)

[cherylt]

[QUOTE=aproudmom;13168376]:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED

New York bouncer found guilty in 2006 slaying of student
Darryl Littlejohn, 44, could be sentenced to life without parole
Man convicted of killing college student Imette St. Guillen

************************************

I predict WILL BE sentened to LWOP... It's really sad how the media just forgot all about this case, yeah it's 3 yrs later, but Casey Anthony isn't going anywhere, and they could have taken the time to update us a little bit each day... Well, at least there is as much Justice here as can be had (w/out being able to bring her back from the dead). She died in one of the most horrible, terrifying ways I could imagine. It was probably like a nightmare, wishing u could wake up any minute now & be safe in your own bed. LWOP is too good for that monster!

[sunstar]

Imette St. Guillen's mother, Maureen, speaks out on her loss and Darryl Littlejohn's conviction

The tears flow, and then stop. The heartache lasts an eternity.

"I don't believe in the word closure," Maureen St. Guillen says, weeping at the memory of her murdered daughter Imette.

"The wounds are open for life. The pain is forever there."

It hasn't disappeared in the three years since a SoHo bouncer brutally killed her beautiful daughter. And it didn't go away with the conviction of killer Darryl Littlejohn, a vicious 44-year-old ex-con who abducted her from a bar.

"Everyday you wait, you keep waiting for something to happen, for her to walk through a door or something," St. Guillen continues. "No, I don't believe in closure. It doesn't happen."

Sitting in a Massachusetts office, with her husband at her side, Maureen St. Guillen met with the Daily News yesterday for her first interview since the verdict.

She heard a Brooklyn jury find Littlejohn guilty on Wednesday, something she wanted more for her slain 24-year-old daughter than for herself.

"For some reason I just wanted to say, 'Yeah, it did happen to Imette,' and just to make sure that people understand," St. Guillen says. "And that's all."

She recalls entering the courtroom for the verdict, accompanied by husband Frank Holbrook, daughter Alejandra and other family and friends.

"The emotions, I can't even relate what the emotions were," she says. "I don't know if you're ever actually ready for a verdict. I think you're just afraid of the verdict.

"And I can't even explain what crossed my mind. All I know is I just started breaking down."

At the thought, her lips quiver and her eyes well with tears. She grips the chair and glances at Frank as she remembers the fateful hour of Littlejohn's reckoning in a Brooklyn courtroom.

"You just go in because you're hoping for the best," she says. "And I was trying to prepare myself for the worst all the way through it."

St. Guillen, 63, suffered a stroke in the first year after Imette's Feb. 25, 2006, slaying. She stayed out of the courtroom during the trial to avoid the grisly details of her daughter's killing.

"I couldn't sit through anything about Imette," she says. "I couldn't do it. I haven't read anything. I haven't watched anything.

"That's the way I have to go on to survive."

She avoids asking the hardest question of all: Why?

"You go crazy thinking of why," St. Guillen explains. "There's always 'whys' and 'whys' and 'what ifs.' But you can't think about it."

St. Guillen tries to remember Imette as the vivacious, John Jay College grad student who wrapped her arms around life. She recalls the little girl who became a gymnast and a runner, who loved traveling, camping and adventure - even went skydiving once.

more at http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/06/06/2009-06-06_imette_st_guillens_mother_maureen_speaks_out_on _her_loss_and_darryl_littlejohns_.html

[mdreeves]

I still want to know whose tissue was under Imette's finger nails. I feel like only one person has been captured in this crime. I feel like there may be one other involved. Just curious.

[lilismom]

I still want to know whose tissue was under Imette's finger nails. I feel like only one person has been captured in this crime. I feel like there may be one other involved. Just curious.

I wish I could forget the images put in my head when I first heard this story. The horror she must have gone thru. :crying:

I remember also discussing the tissue under her nails way back then and came up with - it was probably her own.

RIP Imette.

IMO,
Lilismom

[sunstar]

Darryl Littlejohn gets life without parole for Imette St. Guillen murder

Ex-con Darryl Littlejohn was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for the brutal murder of graduate student Imette St. Guillen.

Darryl Littlejohn was convicted of first-degree murder last month for the slaying of St. Guillen, whose bound and battered body was dumped in Brooklyn on Feb. 25, 2006.

Littlejohn, 44, a bouncer at the SoHo bar where St. Guillen was drinking before her murder, is already serving 25 years to life for kidnapping another woman.

St. Guillen's relatives tearfully spoke about her at the sentencing hearing and her mother read a letter the 26-year-old student wrote to herself about her life in New York

Prosecutors portrayed Littlejohn as a sexual predator who liked to pretend he was a law enforcement officer.

Two other women testified during the trial about attacks that mirrored the abduction of St. Guillen.

Defense lawyers claimed Littlejohn was framed because he is black and has a criminal record.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/07/08/2009-07-08_darryl_littlejohn_convicted_for_the_murder_of_i mette_st_guillen_sentenced_to_lif.html

[barskin&co.]

I wish I could forget the images put in my head when I first heard this story. The horror she must have gone thru. :crying:

I remember also discussing the tissue under her nails way back then and came up with - it was probably her own.

RIP Imette.

IMO,
Lilismom

I know how you feel. The truly sadistic brutality of this crime was beyond comprehension. It seems like his other kidnapping/assault (the one that we know of, anyway) didn't go far enough for him. He didn't hurt his other victim enough for his liking.

May he rot. :flamemad:

[cherylt]

I agree Barskin - I wish there was more we could do to him than just let him rot... I really hope prison life is horrible and a version of hell yet to come. I want him to be afraid and miserable for the rest of his life!

I read the article above, so sad for the family, esp. the mother. My heart breaks for her, I can't even imagine!

:rose: for her mom and all those who loved her and wanted justice for her...

[sunstar]

I agree Barskin - I wish there was more we could do to him than just let him rot... I really hope prison life is horrible and a version of hell yet to come. I want him to be afraid and miserable for the rest of his life!

I read the article above, so sad for the family, esp. the mother. My heart breaks for her, I can't even imagine!

:rose: for her mom and all those who loved her and wanted justice for her...

The sad thing is he's been in prison so much of his life that it probably seems "normal" for him, unlike some killers who have never been there. At least though he'll never have a chance of getting out so just knowing that is comforting. MOO