annie le The guilty plea to the charge of criminal attempt to commit sexual assault was entered under the Alford doctrine, meaning that Clark did not admit guilt but conceded that there was probably enough evidence to convict him at trial. Clark previously faced charges of murder and felony murder. The plea deal averted what was expected to be a dramatic and widely publicized trial. Prosecutors have said the evidence against Clark was voluminous, including thousands of pages of police reports, hundreds of pieces of evidence, and more than 1,000 photographs.
Documents show police linked Clark to the killing through DNA, fingerprints, key card tracking of Clark's movements in the Yale building, video, other physical evidence, and statements that Clark made to police. Le was last seen alive the morning of Sept. 8, 2009, entering the Yale Animal Research Center, a state-of-the-art secure research building at the Yale School of Medicine complex. Le, 24, a third-year doctoral student in pharmacology from Placerville, Calif., did research at the center. Clark took care of the lab animals there. After Le's roommate reported her missing, authorities searched for Le for five days, mostly focusing their search on the research building. At one point, authorities suspected Le might be a runaway bride because she disappeared days before she was to be married. Police found Le's partly decomposed body on Sept. 13, 2009, inside a building wall, covered in insulation. Her bra was pushed up toward her head. Her panties were pulled down to her feet. Surgical gloves covered her hands, although her left thumb was exposed. Her jaw and collarbone were broken while she was still alive, prosecutors said.
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