Monday, May 14, 2012
More time is needed for psychiatric evaluations of accused killer William Curl, public defender says.
The family of Antinette “Toni” Keller will have to wait a few more months before 35-year-old William Curl goes on trial for the Plainfield teen’s murder. According to the DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Judge Robbin Stuckert granted Curl’s attorney more time to have psychiatric evaluations completed on the accused killer, setting a new trial date of Dec. 3. Public defender Regina Harris cited Curl’s lengthy history of mental problems, according to the Chronicle. Keller, an 18-year-old freshman at Northern Illinois University, was reported missing Oct. 14, 2010, after telling friends she was going for a walk in DeKalb’s Prairie Park. Her charred remains were found in the park two days later. Curl is accused of attacking Keller in what DeKalb Police…
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The DeKalb County state's attorney says it's just a portion of what they'll ultimately turn over to the public defender.
The DeKalb County state's attorney's office this week presented nearly 4,000 pages of evidence to the attorney representing the man accused of killing Antinette "Toni" Keller. Items given to public defender Regina Harris include police reports, grand jury transcripts, investigative notes and reports, and toxicology, anthropology and DNA reports, according to a story published by the DeKalb Daily-Chronicle. They also turned over interviews with various witnesses, including William Curl, who has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder and single counts of criminal sexual assult, arson and concealing a homicidal death, the story said. Keller, an 18-year-old Plainfield resident attending Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, was…
Sunday, April 10, 2011
A portion will be retained as evidence in the trial of William Curl, who accused of Keller's murder.
Some of the remains of Antinette "Toni" Keller will be released to her family in the next seven to 10 days, under a deal brokered by defense and prosecution attorneys. While it's necessary to hold back some as evidence in the murder trial of William Curl, an unemployed 34-year-old DeKalb man accused of Keller's murder, the rest of the remains will be released to her family, DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell told The Associated Press. At the request of defense attorney Regina Harris, a forensic anthropologist will determine how much needs to be retained as evidence. Keller's family has held off on holding a memorial service until the remains are released. "(Toni) needs to be at her own memorial," her cousin Mary Tarling said in …
Monday, January 31, 2011
The indictment includes five counts of first-degree murder and three other charges; Curl remains in jail on $5 million bond.
More than three months after he was arrested, William Curl has been formally indicted on charges that he murdered Antinette "Toni" Keller, a Plainfield woman killed while a student at Northern Illinois Unversity. A DeKalb County grand jury indictment was handed down Friday, according to a report in the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Curl was indicted on five counts of first-degree murder, one count of concealing a homicidal death, one count of arson and one count of criminal sexual assault. A grand jury's task is to weigh the evidence gathered by police and prosecutors to determine if enough probable cause exists to bring someone to trial and on what charges. "I look forward to the day when the case can be prosecuted and justice can be done," …
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The information was made public in a hearing Thursday for William P. Curl, who is accused of murdering the 18-year-old Plainfield girl.
Nearly three months after they were first discovered, the burned remains found in a DeKalb park have been positively identified as belonging to Antinette "Toni" Keller. DeKalb County First Assistant State's Attorney Bill Engerman said in court Thursday that forensic analysts using DNA samples had been able to make the identification, according to a report published by the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Police and prosecutors have been acting under the assumption that the remains belonged to the 18-year-old from Plainfield, a freshman at Northern Illinois University, who was reported missing on Oct. 15. William P. Curl was arrested in connection with her death in late October. Curl, 34, is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation and has not yet been …
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Annual award will be made to an incoming NIU art major in the memory of the Plainfield woman murdered near the school this fall.
Donations and applications are being accepted for Northern Illinois University's Antinette "Toni" Keller Scholarship, named in honor of the 18-year-old Plainfield woman who was murdered in October while attending the school. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming NIU freshman who plans to major in studio art. A single scholarship will be awarded every fall semester, according the NIU Today Web page. Keller was a freshman studying art when she was reported missing by friends after failing to return from a walk in a nearby park. William Curl, 34, of DeKalb, has been arrested and charged with her murder. There are three ways to make a donation to the scholarship fund. Checks made payable to NIU Foundation/Toni Keller Scholarship Fund …
Sunday, October 31, 2010
William Curl, 34, has been charged with seven counts of murder, sexual assault and arson; police describe the case as "crime of opportunity."
A public defender will represent the 34-year-old DeKalb man charged in the murder 0f Antinette "Toni" Keller of Plainfield, whom he's accused of sexually assaulting and setting on fire. Appearing in court Saturday via closed-circuit television, William "Billy" Curl told the judge he would not be able to post the $5,065,000 bond -- $506,500 bail -- needed for him to be freed while the case goes through court, according to the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Curl, his hands cuffed behind his back, did not speak other than to answer yes or no to questions posed by DeKalb County Circuit Judge James Donnelly, the paper said. Curl was arrested last by U.S. marshals in Covington, La., on DeKalb County charges of obstruction of justice and unlawful …
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Suspect arrested out of state on DeKalb County charges of obstruction of justice and possession of a stolen motor vehicle, police say.
A suspect was being questioned Thursday night in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Antinette "Toni" Keller of Plainfield. The unidentified "person of interest" has been arrested in an undisclosed state on DeKalb County charges of obstruction of justice and unlawful possession of a motor vehicle, DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said. Extradition is pending, and investigators are hoping to glean more information from interviews, he said. Beyond that, Feithen would not say whether the suspect is male or female, nor would he verify if the person was known to Keller or attended Northern Illinois University. He would not disclose what source of information led them to the suspect. "We have investigative reasons that we don't want to do …
Tim Urness
11:27 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Mr. Curl needs to be a man for once in his life and spare the family the details of what he did to their daughter. He needs to admit his guilt and take the punishment. The defense attorney needs to look at the evidence and advise her client that there is no escaping justice. This trial taking more than two years is costing taxpayer dollars, Perhaps the defence attorney needs the free publicity. more ›