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Pkge4B, PLA\ (.ROUND DAILY NEWS, Friday Morning Nov 9,1979Bundy Quips/AhDisney World#As Judge Moves Trial to OrlandoLIVE OAK, Fla (API - Circuit Judge Wallace Jopling ruled Thursday “it is highly improbable if not impossible” to seat a fair and impartial Jury here for the second murder trial of Theodore Robert Bundy and decided to move the case to Orlando “The court finds that because of the size of this community, because of its proximity to Lake City, where the victim’s family lives, and because of the pervasiveness and saturation of the press and media coverage of the case the motion for change of venue is granted. J opling saidHe scheduled the trial for Bundy, who already has been sentenced to death in another Florida murder case, to resume in Orlando in two months In this case Bundy is charged with murdering a young schoolgirl“Ah. Disney World,” Bundy. 32. said as he was led out of the court by five Florida Highway Patrolmen The famous tourist attraction is located near Orlando Pressed for his reaction on the change of venue. Bundy said. “I don’t know how I feel right now. Clad with chains around his w rists w aist and ankles and cracking a slight smile, he got into the back seat of the patrol car and was driven off,State Attorney Jerry Blair said afterwards that he fought the change, but defense lawyer J Victor Africano said he doubted a fair jury can be seated anywhere in FloridaJoplin also denied a defense request for an indefinite delay inthe trial until the publicity subsides“I think we are going to have the same problem wherever we go.” Blair said “Theodore Robert Bundy is a cause celebre.” he saidCloud* Cecil PiarcaJopling declared, “It is highly improbable, If not impossible, to find a fair and impartial Jury’ here ” Ht added he was “completely convinced of the sincerity, honesty and candor of the jurors questioned” in Live Oak. a sleepy community of 8,000 The ruling came at the end of the third day of questioning poten tial Jurors for Bundy's trial on charges of kidnapping a North Florida girl from her school 25 miles from Live Oak and murdering her Her body was found on the outskirts of town two months after she disappeared Feb 9.1978 This July. Bundy was convicted and sentenced to death for the January 1978 murders of two university women in Tallahassee Only one of the 27 potential jurors questioned here this week said he had absolutely no knowledge of Bundy That man. a farmer, was dismissed for personal reasons Jopling said that three days of voir dire examination of 27 jurors at great length and great depth” resulted In only one resident who knew nothing about the case The other 26 all knew something about Bundy Some said they were even conv inced he is guilty of the kidnapping and murdering Kimberly Diane Leach. 12. from Lake City Junior High School.Jopling huddled with defense and prosecuting attorneys as well as the defendant for 20 minutes, then emerged and announced his decision to move the trial to Central Florida and to delay its start until Jan. 7,1980 Earlier in the day. four Suwanee County residents questioned for Jury duty refused even to consider that Bundy might be innocent in the youngster's death A fifth resident later agreed that hetoo couldn’t irlve Bundv a clean slate if selected for iurv dutvTHEODORE BUNDYAP...talking to reporters Thursday as he is led from a LakeCity CourtObituariesWalton Beach Fla., and Mrs. Marie Callan of Berwyn II11 n A i v * civ nr am /% r i m lt;I ^20 years. She was a member of St. Markella and St./•IA A
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Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, US
Fri, Nov 09, 1979
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