Former Yale Lecturer James Van de Velde, the only publicly identified suspect in the Dec. 4, 1998 murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin, maintained his innocence during his first interview on network television last night.
Van de Velde, who was Jovin's thesis advisor, said police have found no evidence to incriminate him.
"Nothing has been revealed to link me to this crime, and nothing ever will," said Van de Velde, who has granted few interviews since Jovin's death.
Jovin's murder is one of only two out of the 15 murders committed in New Haven in 1998 that remain unsolved, according to the New Haven Police Department.
In a December press conference marking the one-year anniversary of her death, Police Chief Melvin H. Wearing said the list of suspects, initially numbering 15, had dropped to "more than five" or "more than ten." According to the report aired last night, New Haven Police have significantly narrowed the pool of suspects since then.
Van de Velde is the only named suspect in the crime.
But Van de Velde's attorney, David T. Grudberg, said yesterday Van de Velde should be regarded as innocent until proven guilty.
"Jim told the police right from the beginning that he was home alone watching TV," Grudberg said. "In 15 months the police have not found one shred of evidence to dispute that."
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