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Annie Le Murder: Raymond Clark III pleads guilty to murder in Yale student's killing

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(CBS/AP) NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Raymond Clark III, the former Yale animal research technician charged with killing 24-year-old Annie Le days before her wedding, has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted sexual assault in the 2009 killing of the Yale University graduate student.

PICTURES: Student Found Dead on Wedding Day

Raymond Clark III entered the plea Thursday under an agreement
with prosecutors that calls for a 44-year sentence.

Details of the plea agreement haven't been released.

Le was a doctoral pharmacology student. Her body was found stuffed behind a research lab wall the day she was supposed to get married in New York in September 2009.

Clark's duties included cleaning mouse cages and the lab's floors.

Complete Coverage of Annie Le on Crimesider

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