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Just when one thought some things in the investigation of the disappearance of Taylor Behl could not get any more strange comes this piece of information. It appears that Ben Fawley, the 38 year old amateur photographer and “person of interest” in the investigation filed a police report claiming he had been abducted and robbed just hours after Behl was last seen on the night of September 5.
A 38-year-old amateur photographer — one of the last people to see missing Virginia Commonwealth University student Taylor Behl — filed a report with police claiming he had been abducted and robbed just hours after Behl was last seen on the night of Sept. 5.
The photographer told Richmond police that he was walking in an alley near Franklin Street and Monument Avenue at 5 a.m. Sept. 6 when he was “robbed by an unknown number of people,” according to a Richmond Police Department incident report obtained last night by The Times-Dispatch.
Ben Fawley’s attorney then went on to describe the attack against his client.
The photographer told police that he was hit in the stomach by “an unknown object” before being pushed down and having a bag placed over his head. “He was then put into a vehicle and driven to an unknown location and pushed out of the vehicle onto a dirt road,” according to the report.
Then conveniently enough Ben Fawley went on to state in his report that he was “unable to provide any details as to the location where he was pushed out of the vehicle,” and that “he needed medication for a bipolar disorder and had been drinking before the alleged attack”.
Once again defense attorney, Chris Collins, was quick to add that, “the attack has ‘nothing to do with the other matter’ involving Behl’s disappearance”. Rather interesting just like this had nothing to do with Behl’s disappearance either? Trouble just seems to find Ben Fawley.
Also it another rather bizarre twist in this investigation according to the police,
Monday there was an arrest of a Richmond man on drug-possession charges. Police believe that man’s scent was detected by a bloodhound brought in to sniff Behl’s Ford Escort, according to sources close to the investigation.
Originally the Sheppard Street apartment man who was arrested stated he did not know Taylor Behl or been in her vehicle; however, that seems to be incorrect.
The man, who was interviewed by police, told Times-Dispatch columnist Mark Holmberg that he told police he did not know Behl and had not been in her car.
Investigative sources said the Sheppard Street man is a skateboarding friend of another acquaintance of Behl’s. The acquaintance’s Nissan Altima was impounded by police for investigation this week. Police also interviewed him.
September 22nd, 2005 at 06:34pm
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The investigation in to the disappearance of VCU freshman Taylor Behl took a strange twist yesterday. The 38 year old amateur photographer, Ben Fawley, who has been rumored to have had a relationship with Taylor Behl was linked to a child pornography investigation according to court documents as reported by NBC4.
The investigation into a missing Virginia Commonwealth University freshman from Vienna took a new turn Wednesday.
Police filed unrelated charges against a person questioned in the student’s disappearance.
Police searched the apartment of 38-year-old photographer Ben Fawley as part of a child pornography investigation, according to court documents. According to the search warrant, investigators went to Fawley’s apartment looking for images and documents related to child pornography and the distribution of child pornography. Investigators said they took away at least five computers and an assortment of computer equipment.
Chris Collins, Ben Fawley’s attorney, has stated that his client did see Taylor Behl the day that she disappeared but had nothing to do with Taylor’s disappearance. Collins also states that the child pornography charge has nothing to do with the Taylor Behl investigation. Oh boy, I guess Attorney Collins has quite his hands full defending Ben Fawley. As per the defense attorneys, they are always innocent and the alleged implicating evidence always belongs to someone else.
His lawyer, Chris Collins, said that there are indications that Fawley and Behl had an intimate relationship. Collins said that Fawley saw Behl on the day she disappeared but had nothing to do with the disappearance. He also said the pornography investigation has nothing to do with Taylor Behl.
“It’s my information that those were found on computers from an ex-roommate,” Collins said. “And I don’t know any of the details of the case or what the government is planning on doing with it. I do know it’s got nothing to do with Taylor Behl.”
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September 22nd, 2005 at 01:55am
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According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, a second vehicle has been impounded by police in the investigation of the disappearance of Taylor Behl.
Richmond Police today said they have impounded another car in connection with their investigation into the disappearance of Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Taylor Marie Behl.
The car, a tan Nissan Altima, was recovered by police approximately two days ago. It is being examined by forensic teams for any trace of the 17-year-old Vienna resident who disappeared on Sept. 5 after leaving her VCU dorm room.
“Right now, it’s a very small piece of a very big puzzle,” said Nelson
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September 21st, 2005 at 11:14pm
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NBC News 4 reports as the investigation continues to search for the missing VCU freshman, Taylor Behl, a vigil has held by family and friends.
A vigil was held Monday night for a missing 17-year-old college student, while police continued to look for clues to what happened to her.
Family and friends attended the vigil at Virginia Commonwealth University, News4 reported.
September 20th, 2005 at 11:02pm
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According to 8 News, a local group in Richmond called Youth For Social Change has stepped in to help search for VCU freshman Taylor Behl.
The search for missing VCU freshman Taylor Behl is growing larger by the day. 8News has learned that a local group called Youth For Social Change is now 
stepping in to help. The group’s organizer, Darryl Holland tells 8News the group will be back out today searching alleyways and abandoned houses for any new signs of the missing 17-year-old. As for the police investigation, authorities now tell us the Ohio plates found on Behl’s car belonged to a former VCU student from Ohio. Detectives tell us they’ve talked to the unidentified student but would not go into any further detail.
Taylor Behl’s friends and family are also aiding in the investigation with a website that has Behl’s description, pictures, phone numbers and more.
Also following the disappearance of Taylor Behl is Taylorbehl.notagz.com. Plenty of updates and images as well.
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September 20th, 2005 at 09:45pm
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As per the Times Dispatch, the 38-year-old amateur photographer who has been linked to the missing Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Taylor Marie Behl has been named a “person of interest”.
Yesterday, Richmond police officials said they had not named the photographer a suspect, but they said he is considered a “person of interest.”
Amateur photographer’s lawyer says his client saw missing VCU student the night she vanished.
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September 20th, 2005 at 07:19pm
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According to The Times Dispatch, search dogs got hits and could smell Taylor Behl but did not find her.
The dog could smell her, but he couldn’t find her.
The scent of Taylor Marie Behl, a missing Virginia Commonwealth University freshman, was one of two scents that were picked up by a Louisa County police dog brought in Saturday night to search her recovered car.
The other scent produced what police chief Rodney Monroe described as a “successful track,” which produced several leads that investigators were aggressively pursuing last night. Monroe would not say what the dog discovered or where its nose led investigators.
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September 20th, 2005 at 01:16am
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The family of missing teen Taylor Behl is preparing to offer a $10,000 reward as search efforts intensify.
The family of missing VCU student Taylor Behl is preparing to offer a $10,000 reward as search efforts intensify. We’ve learned Behl’s mother may officially announce the reward in a news conference as early as this morning.
Behl’s friends and family are also aiding in the investigation with a website that has Behl’s description, pictures, phone numbers and more.
“I think it makes it much more puzzling…Ohio, who does she know from Ohio, or you know if she’s with someone from Ohio, or if someone from Ohio has taken her..i don’t know,” says Pelasara.
Police confirm evidence was seized from Taylor’s car before turning it over to the FBI for forensic testing. Pelasara says no word yet on results but she’s counting on them to lead the way to her daughter.
“I think we’re that much closer to finding her and I think once the FBI finish their analysis, I’m praying to God it will bring new information that will take us right to her.”
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September 19th, 2005 at 05:20pm
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CBS is Reporting on their web page:
Though he’s not a suspect in the case, the man was one of the last people to see Taylor the night she disappeared.
“They had been talking for a while online,” Cino says, “and it’s possible she considered him a confidant of sorts. She couldn’t have known too many people around here at that point.”
Taylor left her dorm room and vanished after taking only her cell phone, student ID, a little cash, and the keys to her car, police say. That car was spotted over the weekend by an off-duty officer.
“It’s a very big piece in the puzzle,” Richmond Police Chief Raymond Monroe says, “and, hopefully, once we have an opportunity to search the vehicle further, it can give us more information.”
The Times Dispatch also reports:
The dog could smell her, but he couldn’t find her.
The scent of Taylor Marie Behl, a missing Virginia Commonwealth University freshman, was one of two scents that were picked up by a Louisa County police dog brought in Saturday night to search her recovered car.
The other scent produced what police chief Rodney Monroe described as a “successful track,” which produced several leads that investigators were aggressively pursuing last night. Monroe would not say what the dog discovered or where its nose led investigators.
But the lead was a sign of further progress in the intensive criminal investigation into the disappearance of the 17-year-old Vienna girl, who has not been seen or heard from since leaving her dorm room two weeks ago on Sept. 5.
September 19th, 2005 at 04:33pm
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Following the discovery yesterday of Taylor Behl’s 1997 Ford Escort police seem to think that Taylor Behl may have possibly been abducted.
“The fact that [Behl is] 17 years old and there have been no traces of her, we don’t think someone of her age could pull something like this off so easily on her own,” Richmond police Chief Rodney D. Monroe said in a telephone interview. “That leads us to lean toward the idea that she might have met with foul play or was abducted.”
Until yesterday, police had said that although they were concerned for the teenager’s safety, they did not suspect foul play in Behl’s disappearance. Evidence suggested otherwise, they had said, and indicated that Behl had willingly driven from the campus, where she lived in a dorm.
Monroe said investigators put the sedan under surveillance for about 12 hours. When no one returned to claim it, he said, the vehicle was impounded and turned over to the FBI for processing. He said a team of officers canvassed the neighborhood Saturday evening, and several canines were dispatched to the area.
The dogs “hit on a few things,” Monroe said, although he declined to elaborate. Those leads were being followed yesterday, he said.
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