Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death for Taylor Behl's Accused Killer. Jan. 17, 2006.
Pelasara, who was thrust into the national limelight in the wake of her daughter's disappearance and slaying, said she remains numb over what she described as her daughter's "surreal" death. But she remained confident in recent days that the case against Fawley was progressing, she said, and was bolstered by the support of strangers.
"I was completely confident that they would come back with a true bill because all the investigators have been so thorough," she said. "But I think having the...support of thousands of people all over the world gives you...confidence."
Pelasara did not testify before the grand jury, though she said she was prepared to. "There was a possibility that I could have been called to testify before the grand jury but I wasn't needed," she said.
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Pelasara also said she doubted that she would be on hand every day when Fawley's case goes to court later this year. "I can honestly say that I don't know that I will be at the trial every day. I would imagine that there will be horrible things said," Pelasara said. "There could be a lot of details of the forensics...no mother should have to see that."
Fawley, who is being held on an unrelated child pornography charge, has admitted playing a part in Behl's death, sources have said, claiming that the young woman died accidentally during rough sex.
But Pelasara has consistently maintained that Behl's death was no accident and said that today's indictment should send a chilling message to her daughter's accused killer. "I think Ben now will know that his spiraling down for the death of Taylor has just begun," she said.
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