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Sedillo givesplea of guilty(Continued From Pagel I“Then what did vou do?•r'Stagner questioned.“I saw her fall down and ran in and called the police. Then Icalled rm dad. I went outside.%He (Sedillo) ran across the street.”Ken stated he saw Sedilloknock at the Franco residence, 908 Pecan Drive, but the wouldn't let him in. Ken stated Sedillo then went to the home of Sue Shanks, 910 Pecan Drive.Diane Desrosiers, 12, the daughter of the deceased, testified that the night of the crime Sedillo and her mother “were fussing.”She was standing on the edge of the lawn near Pepper s home when the alleged crime occurred.“She i Janet) was yelling ‘call the police.’ My mother was standing against the car. Van was holding her against the car. Her back was against the car.When asked if the trees on the lawn were in the way, DianeW.stated, “No sir.”“Then what happened*:”’ Stagner asked.“He (Sedillo) got the gun out. He reached in, got the gun and shot her. He held her for a little while. I guess lie realized she was dead. I couldn’t do anything at the time.“He (Sedillo) kept saying, T loved her, I loved her.’ I guess fie was crying. He walked in the street. I ran up to him andsaid If you loved her, why did you kill her?’“He went up to Sue’s house... Sue ran up to my mom. She felt her pulse. She was dead. She (Mrs. Shanksi hugged her and asked rne if I had called the police. I went to Perpper’s house and called the police.” Also testifying in Thursday’s session was Mrs. Sue Shanks, 910 Pecan Drive. Mrs. Shanks testified that she did not hearthe shot.“I heard about it when Van Sedillo came into my house. Imet him at mv bedroom door.♦He said, ‘Sue, Sue I killed Janet. She’s dead. I shot her, I shot her.Mrs. Shanks testified that a week prior to the killing around 5:30 a.m. Sedillo had broken into her house. She was in bed asleep and when she awoke, “hewas standing over my bed. He wanted Janet. He broke down and started crying. Then he said some day either lie would killwher or she would kill him.”* * *Mrs. Mae Neath* employer of the d testified that Janet ha work often with bn black eves. She also Sedillo had one time c “He called me thatsaid she i Janet) had \ station in a car with slt; man and to tell her ! ever saw her with anc again, he would kil! them. The next morni he called back and changed m mind al don’t tell her.’ So I dThe jury then took the scene of the allege* the request of t prosecution and the The jurors were transChaves County vehicles and given a t scene with comment o court. Judge Snead.The jurors saw the 1 the Franco reside Pecan; the Shanks i 910 Pecan; Pepper’s 915 Pecan; and the I residence at 911 Pecaiout there, were the mi the location of the fron Sedillo’s car and proximate location ofThe state rested its lt;return to the courtrocAt that time Norwo« to dismiss the charg degree murder on the “the state has fade*sufficient evidence shethe shooting was of a ( and premeditatedunlawfully malicious.•*Judge Snead dei ruling,Appraiseaid to hestate offSANTA FE, N.M.Haskel B. Smith, 1 director of the state Appraisal Departin' retire Dec. 31, and succeeded by his depi Gov. Bruce King ai Smith’s impending rt Thursdav and said he*rpoint deputy direct Pickett to replace hin The Property ADepartment was creat 1970 legislature to ref old state Tax ComFormer Gov. David Iselected Smith to be
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Fri, Sep 22, 1972
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