AFTER ANN RACZ VANISHED, SON SAYS, FATHER EVADED ISSUE.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. -- The son of John Racz reluctantly testified Monday in his father's trial, saying his mother could possibly be alive, even though his father is accused of killing her. But Glenn Racz, 27, also said if she were alive, Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year. Racz probably would not have missed his wedding or his high school and college graduations. Ann Mineko Racz disappeared in April 1991. Her body has never been found, but last year her estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. husband, John Racz of Valencia, was charged with murdering her. Glenn Racz was the second of the couple's three children to testify To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts. Court rules require witnesses to testify about the facts they know that are relevant to the determination of the outcome of the case. . While his sister, Joann, 31, testified to getting into arguments with their father about what happened to their mom (1) (Messaging-Oriented Middleware) See messaging middleware. (2) (Microsoft Operations Manager) Software that monitors and captures system and application events throughout the network. , Glenn said he eventually quit asking his dad about it. "I do not know for certainty if she is dead, so I cannot say for certainty no or yes," Glenn Racz testified a few moments before prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. John Lewin John William Lewin (1770 – 27 August 1819) was an English-born artist active in Australia from 1800. The first professional artist of the colony of New South Wales, he illustrated the earliest volumes of Australian natural history. raised his voice in further questioning. "Mr. Racz, you don't want to know what happened in this case, do you?" Lewin said. "Yes, I do," replied Glenn Racz, who had said at the beginning of his testimony that he is close to his father and sees him a few times a month. After the son said his mother might be alive, Lewin pressed him about whether he had questioned his father on the subject. Glenn Racz admitted his father was evasive e·va·sive adj. 1. Inclined or intended to evade: took evasive action. 2. Intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal: an evasive statement. . "Is it fair to say that you have pretty much quit asking about it, because your dad won't give you a straight answer?" Lewin said. Glenn paused at length before answering yes. He was 11 years old when he last saw his mom -- on April 22, 1991, the day prosecutors say his father killed her. The son said his memory from the time is hazy haz·y adj. haz·i·er, haz·i·est 1. Marked by the presence of haze; misty: hazy sunshine. 2. , but he recalls seeing his parents talking that day in the garage of their Valencia home. Witnesses have testified that Ann Racz left April 22, 1991, that John left after she did and that she did not come back to the house. The son testified Monday that he does not remember how long his father was gone that day. But he acknowledged that, at grand jury proceedings last year, he said his father was gone for a few hours, rather than minutes. Kristin Marie Best, who was a close friend of Joann Racz in 1991, also testified Monday. Although Joann has said she does not remember talking with her friends on the phone after her mom left the house that last time, Best said she remembers having several phone conversations with Joann that day. She said Joann was worried about where her mom was. Best estimated that it was 2 1/2 hours before Joann Racz reported that her father had returned to the house. Best said it was dark. Racz's attorney, Philip Israels, asked her about that. "That night, do you remember, on April 22nd what time it actually did get dark?" he said. "No, I do not," Best said. alex.dobuzinskis@dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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