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Last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving marks the one year anniversary of Elena's death.  

It's still shocking.

Elena, 14 years old in 1996

I want to give an update on what is happening with the charge for homicide on David Eaton.  Within a couple of months of him going to jail last December, he was charged again with another crime.  He had a homemade weapon that he had with him and was concealing while in prison, from what I understand it was made with a razor blade.

The defense attorney has been working since August to have the charge of concealing this weapon, dismissed.

The defense attorney is also trying to suppress some statements made by David before the trial begins.  I am sure you can guess as well as I can it would be his statements to the police that were reported in the Statesman Journal, how he had plans to poison Elena before he murdered her.  If that is true, if that is true, then he may attempt to plead something less than murder or some angle on self-defense.  This is just my speculation, feeling like I know a few things about Dave personally.  All he did when we hung out was talk to me or others about the list of evidences of things she had done wrong.  He's not going to let this go, I just know it.  

The lawyers have been in discovery this entire year.  "Discovery" means that the defendant will not make a plea until the lawyers have had a chance to review all the evidence of the case.  It has taken a long time for the lawyers to gather what has been going on.

The hearing where they will attempt to suppress David's statements is in a couple weeks.  It will be December 19th at 9 am.  I think it will be at the courthouse but I will find out.

There is a trial date.  April 18th.  The trial is set to last for a week.