Curtis Lavelle Vance

Curtis Lavelle Vance

Curtis Lavelle Vance, (born 1980), was charged in the murder of Arkansas television news anchor Anne Pressly (26).

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A man who told police he had been hoping to steal a laptop was convicted of capital murder Wednesday in the beating of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman so brutal that her face was shattered and she never regained consciousness. The panel was to reconvene later Wednesday to weigh whether Curtis Lavelle Vance should be executed or sentenced to life in prison without parole for the Oct. 20, 2008, attack on Anne Pressly at her Little Rock bungalow. Vance, 29, of Marianna, was also convicted of residential burglary along with rape and theft of property. After the verdicts were read, Pressly's mother, Patti Cannady, raised ... Read Full Story
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A medical examiner says an Arkansas TV anchorwoman was beaten so severely that one blow knocked a tooth out of her mouth and another shoved her jaw to the back of her head. Dr. Stephen Erickson testified Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance, who is charged with killing TV host Anne Pressly. He was the last witness before prosecutors rested their case. Vance has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers began their defense by asking crime scene technicians about what they didn't find at the scene, and also asked crime lab workers about DNA evidence gathered that didn't seem to have ... Read Full Story
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A man accused of killing a popular Arkansas television personality is going on trial. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Little Rock in the trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance. He has pleaded not guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary. KATV-Little Rock anchorwoman Anne Pressly was found brutally beaten in her bed in October 2008. She died days later without regaining consciousness. Prosecutors say they plan to use DNA evidence and taped confessions from Vance. Defense lawyers say police coerced Vance into providing a DNA sample before his arrest. Vance said he was confused by "police trickery." Vance is from Marianna, about ... Read Full Story
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An Arkansas judge has ruled against delaying the trial of a man accused of killing a television anchorwoman. Pulaski County Judge Chris Piazza rejected arguments that Curtis Lavelle Vance might be mentally disabled and that his trial should be delayed so more tests can be run. That eliminates the last potential delay for the scheduled Nov. 2 capital murder trial of Vance, who is accused of killing KATV personality Anne Pressly. Vance has pleaded not guilty. Defense lawyers also asked Piazza to redact parts of Vance's statements to police. Piazza agreed to excise some portions, but left many other parts in. Pressly was attacked ... Read Full Story
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The state run media reminds us all the time of "white violence" or "race violence" or "hate crimes". I want to call your attention to this crime of BLACK VIOLENCE against a white woman who was brutely murdered and raped. I am not going to automatically say it was race violence or a hate crime. If this woman was black the state run national media would also add these terms. Curtis Lavelle Vance acted so violently, Dr. Therese McBride testified that the front of Pressly's skull and jaw were beaten so severely that she did not appear human. This could also be called race ... Read Full Story
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Arkansas, Nov date (THAINDIAN NEWS) Arkansas inhabitant Curtis Lavelle Vance was convicted of capital murder on Wednesday for beating an Arkansas TV anchorwoman Anne Pressly so badly that her pretty face was completely shattered and she never regained consciousness and died five days later, after his brutal assault on her. After the verdict, Pressly’s mother, [...]  
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TodaysTHV posts an interview with a juror in the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance for the rape and beating death of Anne Pressly. As a juror told David Koon, three jurors apparently decided that mitigating testimony about Vance's life ov8 Vote(s)  
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The Times' David Koon had a lengthy interview today with a member of the jury that convicted Curtis Lavelle Vance of the capital murder of KATV's Anne Pressly, but couldn't reach a unanimous verdict on recommending the death penalty for her rape and10 Vote(s)  
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A medical examiner says an Arkansas TV anchorwoman was beaten so severely that one blow knocked a tooth out of her mouth and another shoved her jaw to the back of her head. Dr. Stephen Erickson testified Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance, who is charged with killing TV host Anne Pressly. He was the last witness before prosecutors rested their case. Vance has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers...  
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Curtis Lavelle Vance, 29, was found guilty Wednesday for capitol murder in the death of KATV news reporter, Anne Pressly. He is facing a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. If the jury cannot settle on a penalty, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza must impose the life sentence.  
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In a decision made today Curtis Lavelle Vance has been found guilty for the murder of Arkansas television anchor Anne Pressly in 2008. The jury deliberated for about two hours and found Curtis Lavelle Vance guilty of capital murder, residential burglary, rape and theft of...read more  
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Prosecutors rested Tuesday morning in the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance... after a medical examiner testified that KATV"s Anne Pressly died from blunt force trauma to her head.from Channel 7  
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