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Taylor Behl

Oct. 13, 2005 - present

Oct. 13 — Taylor's 18th birthday is celebrated in a funeral home in Vienna, VA.

Against his attorney's advice, Fawley gives police a statement. Police decline to go into more detail at this time.

Taylor's mother, Janet Pelasara, at the funeral

Oct. 14 — Taylor's funeral services held at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna, VA.

Police release some details of Fawly's statement: he admits to being with Behl when she died. He says he accidentally killed her during a sexual encounter in her car in Mathews County, just hours after she was last seen by her roommate at VCU the night of Sept. 5.

Oct. 16 — Janet Pelasara, Taylor's mother, defends her daughter in a statement to the press saying that Fawlye's claim: "...is just one more perversion of the truth in his ever-changing web of lies."

Oct. 18 — Grand jury judge issues gag order to witnesses in Behl case.

Nov. 21 — Mathew County jury to hears evidence against Ben Fawley

Jan. 17, 2006 — Grand jury indicts Fawley for first degree murder

Jan. 26 — Fawley makes first court appearance in Taylor Behl murder case as Mathews County as grand Jury hands down a true bill

Aug. 3 — Taylor Behl's Autopsy reults are released. Medical examiner says Behl was killed, but hedges on cause. Delay in Ben Fawley's trial refused by judge.

Aug. 9 — Fawley Pleads no contest to the murder of Taylor Behl.

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Special thanks to Veracity, Crime Library Taylor Behl message board contributor, for doing most of the early work on the time line. Please send corrections to darkhorse@crimelibrary.com.