Prosecutors: Kara Not Kidnapped
Papers Say Borden, 14, Went Willingly With Boyfriend Who Allegedly Killed Her Parents
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Play CBS Video Video Cops: Kara Fled Willingly The mystery surrounding the murder of a Pennsylvania couple is unraveling. Documents reveal that their daughter, Kara Borden, willingly fled with suspect David Ludwig. Todd Quinones of KYW reports.
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Video Dealing With Tragedy As the Lititz, Pa., community copes with the murder of Kara Borden's parents, family and friends are coming to the aid of the Bordens. Rene Syler spoke with two close friends of the family.
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Kara Beth Borden (CBS/EARLY SHOW)
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Kara Borden, left, with her sister Katelyn, right, at the graveside service for their slain parents Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005 in Lancaster, Pa. (AP)
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David Ludwig is escorted to an Indiana State Police plane by an unidentified FBI agent after waiving extradition, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005 in Indianapolis. (AP)
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This undated photo provided by the Borden family shows, from left, Katelyn, Michael, David, Cathryn and Kara. (AP Photo/Borden family)
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The scene of crash that ended the manhunt for David Ludwig and Kara Beth Borden. (CBS)
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Photos Teen Suspect Captured An 18-year-old wanted in a double killing and kidnapping inPennsylvania is caught.
Ludwig told Indiana State Police that a Glock semiautomatic pistol he used to kill the Bordens was under the driver's front seat of the car, according to the affidavit.
Police seized a .40-caliber Glock pistol and a .223-caliber rifle under a search warrant executed Wednesday.
Ludwig is being held without bail, awaiting a Dec. 16 preliminary hearing on murder charges.
In a signed statement he gave to Pennsylvania authorities, Ludwig said he went to the Borden home armed with several weapons. After Kara's father and Ludwig talked for 30 to 45 minutes, Michael Borden told the teen he could no longer see Kara.
"Ludwig said that's why he decided to shoot her dad and her mom," detectives said in the court papers.
James Gratton, a public defender representing Ludwig, said he was aware that Ludwig had given a statement to Indiana authorities, but did not know specifically what he told them.
In a court filing Friday, Ludwig's attorneys said they wanted investigators to preserve evidence in Ludwig's wallet, such as receipts from their journey, so that surveillance video could be obtained. They said the video would show he didn't kidnap the girl.
In a court filing Friday, Ludwig's attorneys said they wanted investigators to preserve evidence in Ludwig's wallet, such as receipts from their journey, so that surveillance video could be obtained.
A funeral was also held on Friday for the Borden couple. Kara Borden sat with her four siblings in the chapel of Lancaster Bible College.
About 500 people who turned out heard the Bordens described as a couple who were devoted to each other.
Friends of the family have established a trust fund for the younger Borden children.
"We want to provide for the health, welfare and education of all the children, especially Caitlin, Kara and David, as they are the minor children. They will need the most assistance at this time," family friend Zach Acox said on The Early Show last Thursday. "We want to take care of immediate expenses, continuing expenses and college education — the things that Mike and Cathy Borden would have otherwise been able to take care of themselves."
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