Affidavit: Attacker used rock in slaying.Byline: Rebecca Taylor Rebecca Taylor (c. 1969–) is a New Zealand-born fashion designer based in New York, New York, U.S.. To Americans, she is probably the most famous New Zealand designer, with her label at US and European department stores. Her retail outlets include boutiques in Japan. The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - Recently released court documents indicate that Tricia Jo Meadows' killer used a rock to beat her to death inside her Springfield apartment last month. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an investigator's sworn statement, the man charged with the crime allegedly told his girlfriend he killed Meadows because he believed she got the girlfriend fired from her job as an apartment manager. A mental health caseworker found Meadows' body inside her J Street apartment Jan. 8. The caseworker was worried because Meadows had not returned several calls. Investigators believe the 54-year-old woman had been dead between three and six days. Meadows' death was the second of three homicides in Lane County since the start of the year. Details about the case were contained in a search warrant affidavit affidavit Written statement made voluntarily, confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, and signed before an officer empowered to administer such oaths. recently filed in Lane County Circuit Court. According to the affidavit, Meadows appeared to have been beaten in the face and head with a rock as she sat in a reclining chair in her living room. Police found the rock resting on her shoulder. Police also found blood in the bathroom sink, indicating that the person responsible for the slaying had tried to wash up after the assault. Detectives soon identified a local transient A malfunction that occurs at random intervals and lasts for a short duration such as a spike or surge in a power line or a memory cell that intermittently fails. See spike and power surge. transient - 1. , 39-year-old Carl Lee Meadows Officers arrested Carl Meadows on Jan. 10 on unrelated warrants. He said he had not been inside Tricia Meadows' apartment since early November. Meanwhile, detectives spoke with his girlfriend, who at first said she knew nothing about Tricia Meadows' death. She later told investigators that Carl Meadows had told her he killed the woman, the affidavit says. According to the girlfriend's version of events, Carl Meadows came to her apartment Jan. 4 and said he had hit Tricia Meadows in the head at least three times with a rock and that he thought she was dead. The girlfriend said she thought Carl Meadows believed the woman was responsible for getting the girlfriend fired, the affidavit says. Detectives seized the clothing Carl Meadows wore the day of the slaying, as well as the bicycle he rode that day. They also took DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. samples and fingernail fin·ger·nail n. The nail on a finger. scrapings. Carl Meadows remains in the Lane County Jail on a charge of intentional in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. murder. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 3. |
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