THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Man charged in connection with Pa, student's death By The Associated Press A 21-year-old New York man was charged with murder in con nection with the death of his on again, off-again girlfriend, a 20- year-old dance major at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., a prosecutor said Saturday. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said 21-year-old Steven Pieper of Liverpool, N.Y., was charged with murder in the death of Jenni-Lyn Watson. Pieper pleaded not guilty i4k Logan Valley Mall 944.5454 • Johnstown Galleria 262.7166 • Downtown State College 234.4481 • Nittany Mall 234.0637 Saturday night at his initial appearance in Clay town court. Watson went missing last Friday, a day after arriving at her family's home north of Syracuse. The arrest came hours after searchers combing through woods for any sign of Watson found the body of a woman believed to be the missing student covered in debris behind a storage shed in a swampy area of Clay Central Park, Fitzpatrick said. Fitzpatrick said the remains have not been positively identified. However, they were consistent kranich's in age and race with Watson, he said. Watson's parents have been notified. An autopsy was expected to be performed Sunday to determine the cause of death, he said. Pieper was held without bail because of the seriousness of the charge, Fitzpatrick told the Syracuse Post-Standard. Pieper did not have a phone number listed at his home address. A message left at a relative's house was not immediately I .1 There is a direct correlation between value retention and superior quality. Rolex proves it with extraordinary materials and craftsmanship. That's why only Rolex insists on 904 L steel—a super alloy so strong it requires a special machine press to apply 250 tons of pressure to create a single Oyster watch case Who else but Rolex would invest in an exclusive in-house foundry to assure the absolute purity of its gold? And every Rolex Oyster movement has been tested for 15 days and nights to receive COSC (Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres) certification In fact, each year Rolex is awarded more COSC chronometer certificates than the next ten watch brands combined Visit rolex.com for the rest of the story. FINE JEWELERS SINCE 1903 OFFICIAL ROLEX JEWELER Rolex Oyster Perpetual and Submariner are trademarks STATE ; , 5:~ ~..:_t- 0 SPECULATION TIME AND AGAIN, ROLEX OYSTER RETAINS ITS VALUE LIKE NO OTHER TIMEPIECE "We do not believe she left that house alive." returned Saturday. It was unclear Fitzpatrick said Pieper was whether Pieper had an attorney. upset when Watson tried to end Eden Mishler, a dance major their relationship in early October. who met Watson three years ago He said investigators believe during her freshman year at Watson was killed at her parents' Mercyhurst College, told The house on Nov. 19, and her body Associated Press that she had was "dumped, frankly, like met Pieper several times. garbage," in the park But, she said, she didn't know 'We do not believe she left that him that well. house alive," Fitzpatrick said. • 4 ROLEX MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2010 I 7 William Fitzpatrick Onondaga County district attorney
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