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Show Murder Suspect WiU Be Extradited A Wyoming judge denied a petition . for a writ of habeas corpus in Rawlins Monday paving the way for the extradition of Emory Dean Beck, 24, to Utah this week. He will stand trial in Coalville for the 1974 murder of Trooper William Antoniewicz. Antoniewicz had been employed employ-ed by the Utah Highway Patrol for only a short time and was working at the Echo weigh station when he was discovered by a truck driver suffering from multiple gunshot, wounds the evening of December 8, 1974. He died shortly after. Finding no physical evidence at the scene of the crime, Summit County , Sheriff Ron Robinson began an 18 month investigation and search which produced a suspect this summer. "I just kept following leads and-checking things out," confessed the Sheriff, "finally the pieces began to fit and things fell into place. It's really a process of elimination," elimina-tion," he continued, "you have to place the suspect at the scene and then establish a motive." The pieces apparently fell into place pointing to Beck who is currently serving time in the ( Please turn to page four ) more extradition ( Continued from page one ) Wyoming Penitentiary for a narcotics offense. Robinson presented pre-sented his case to Governor Calvin Rampton, who along with the Wyoming's Governor Hathaway Hatha-way signed required extradition papers. Beck, and his . attorney, petitioned pet-itioned the court for a writ of habeas corpus claiming he was not in Utah at the time the crime was committed. Petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus is a routine occurance in an extradition case and is designed to prevent a suspect from being jailed un justly. Both Ron Robison and County Attorney Robert Adkins attended the hearing Monday but were not required to testify. Beck is anticipated to arrive in Coalville sometime this week for arraignment after which he will be transferred to a larger facility to await trial. The trial which is scheduled to open sometime before the first of the year promises to be one of the most expensive ever conducted in Summit County. |