Prosecutor: UT student's belongings link suspect to slaying
AUSTIN—Eyeglasses found near the body of a University of Texas freshman in 2016 match an unusual prescription belonging to the 20-year-old man accused in her death, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Prosecutor Guillermo Gonzalez also listed items that authorities said belonged to the 18-year-old victim that were found at various places where police say former Texarkana resident Meechaiel Criner was staying. Those items included a black boot, a laptop, a duffel bag, school work and the book "All the Light We Cannot See."
Criner is on trial for capital murder in death of Haruka Weiser, a dance major from Portland, Ore., who was strangled and sexually assaulted. Authorities have said Weiser was killed on campus as she walked to her dormitory after leaving a rehearsal.
Criner, a 17-year-old foster care runaway at the time of the killing, faces a sentence of life in prison if convicted.
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