Autumn Pasquale case: Brothers accused of killing N.J. girl remain held

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(CBS/AP) WOODBURY, N.J. - Two teenage brothers accused in the killing of 12-year-old New Jersey girl Autumn Pasquale were ordered Friday to remain in a juvenile detention center.

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Friday's detention hearing was the first court appearance for the teens since they were arrested Tuesday and charged with murdering Pasquale, who disappeared in her hometown of Clayton on Oct. 20.

Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Michelle Jeneby said after the hearing in family court that both boys were ordered to be detained until their next appearance, scheduled for Nov. 16.

Because they are juveniles, authorities have not released the names of the brothers, who are 15 and 17.

Jeneby said her office intends to file papers to have the case moved to adult court. She said she did not expect the matter to be resolved for at least several weeks after that motion is made.

Authorities say the younger boy lured Autumn to their home to trade BMX bike parts last Saturday. She was last seen alive around 12:30 p.m. that day. Her family reported her missing nine hours later, after she missed her 8 p.m. curfew. Her body was found Monday in a recycling bin behind a vacant house next door to where the suspects live.

Paul Spadofora, a great uncle of the girl who was serving as family spokesman, had criticized the law enforcement response.

But by Friday, the girls' parents and their spouses had hired lawyer Jaime Kaigh.

Kaigh, a criminal defense lawyer, said he was brought in to help the family deal with the case. He said Friday that he believed the prosecutor's office handled the search and its aftermath appropriately.

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by plaztique October 28, 2012 3:56 AM EDT: Justin and Dante Robinson, there you go. Juvenile or not, the information is available if you search for it. They should be tried as adults, a killer is a killer and should be treated as one, they murdered an innocent girl for bike parts. What the hell is the matter with these kids? You take a life, then you give yours. Pay the price.; Reply to this comment


by augustus66 October 26, 2012 11:23 PM EDT: BTW Autumn,...they're not, and your missing my point. If you (as the media, or Gov't expect it's people to be fair, impartial & balanced to all,.... you can't pick & chose your media exposure to certain things.

Both crimes are Heinous, regardless of who perpetrated what,.. my point is why just plaster one guy all over the news but not the other guys,... The media fuels race bating, sometimes worse then the people you'd think...

I don't hate, other than blatant BS pulled on all of us by the PC crowd. I don't care if their white, black, purple or green,... but if you're going to be soo PC as to PURPOSEFULLY not show a suspect because he is of a minority,..But publish every photo you can get your hands on of a suspect if they're white,... just ain't right. They're playing all of us; Reply to this comment

by augustus66 October 26, 2012 4:30 PM EDT

Let's see the pictures,... the faces of these monsters CBS!!!! What?? Why not, because of their races,...!!!?? Go figure, total hypocrisy. You guys showed the face of the "suspected" Colorado murder w/ in 24 hrs of his being a "Suspect". So come on CBS lets give the whites a fare shake to get outraged, just like yo do for other "minorities",.. to get outraged at white idiots...

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by AutumnColo October 26, 2012 5:27 PM EDT: & if the suspects are white AGAIN? EVERY race has it's trash get over this being about race...


by boomerwoman October 26, 2012 5:47 PM EDT: Augustus, that much hate is not good for your body or your soul.


by VA_Jill October 27, 2012 7:13 PM EDT: The names and pictures of the perps can't be released because they're JUVENILES.......get that through your head! It's the LAW!!!!!! If they are charged as adults you'll see them before long.