Nanny Murder Suspect Ruled Competent For Rape Trial
Man Accused In Nanny's Death Also Charged In 14-Year-Old's Rape
POSTED: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- A man accused of killing a South Florida nanny has been found competent to stand trial in the rape of a 14-year-old Coral Springs girl.
Jerry Wiggins is accused of raping the 14-year-old months before he allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered nanny Monica Rivera-Veldizen.No date has been set for the trial on the sexual battery and lewd and lascivious behavior charges. Wiggins has entered a not guilty plea and was assigned a public defender.There is no word from Palm Beach County on when he will be moved there to face charges in Rivera-Veldizen's murder.Wiggins was arrested in January in the rape of a Charlotte, N.C., woman. The woman picked Wiggins, whom she knew as "Jay," out of a lineup.Investigators said DNA from the Charlotte rape matched DNA in the murder of Rivera-Veldizen. She disappeared from a Boca Raton Publix supermarket on West Palmetto Park Road Jan. 2, 2004. Her body was found Jan. 5 in bushes a short distance from the home where she was living and working.Slideshow: The Nanny Murder Investigation The DNA from the North Carolina rape also matched DNA in the rape of the Coral Springs girl.
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Previous Stories:
- March 30, 2005: Nanny Murder Suspect In Court On Unrelated Rape Charge
- March 29, 2005: Man Accused Of Murder To Be Tried In 14-Year-Old's Rape
- February 10, 2005: Man Charged With Boca Raton Nanny's Death
- January 21, 2005: North Carolina Police Holding Suspect In Nanny's Murder
- March 31, 2004: Possible New Clue In Nanny's Murder
- March 17, 2004: Man On Tape Identified In Nanny Murder Case
- February 23, 2004: Deputies Following 'Credible' Leads In Nanny's Murder
- January 14, 2004: Surveillance Photos Released In Nanny Murder Case
- January 8, 2004: Detectives: Serial Killer May Have Murdered Nanny
- January 6, 2004: Police: Nanny May Have Been Victim Of Sexual Predator
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