Anne Pressly

Anne Sparkman Pressly
BornAugust 28, 1982
Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
DiedOctober 25, 2008 (aged 26)[2]
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
EducationRhodes College- Bachelor's degree in Political Science
Occupation(s)News anchor, Actress
Notable creditKATV Reporter[3]

Anne Pressly (August 28, 1982 – October 25, 2008) was an American news anchor for KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Beaufort, South Carolina and grew up in Greenville. She moved to Little Rock during her high school junior year when her mother remarried. On October 20, 2008, she was brutally attacked during a robbery at her home and died five days later.

Biography

After earning her B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, Pressly was hired at KATV in May 2004 to produce Good Morning Arkansas[4] and report for MidDay Arkansas and Saturday Daybreak. She was promoted to a full-time reporter position in November 2004.[5]

Pressley's most notable interview was with Vice President Dick Cheney.[6]

A chance encounter with a casting director while working on a story helped her land a small role as Candice Black, a conservative commentator, in Oliver Stone's 2008 film W.[7]

Attack and death

Murder of Anne Pressly
DateOctober 20, 2008
Timebefore 4:30 a.m. CDT
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
SuspectsCurtis Lavelle Vance
ChargesCapital murder
Residential burglary
Rape
Theft of property
VerdictGuilty on all four counts
Sentenced to life in prison without parole on November 12, 2009

Anne Pressly was found at 4:30 a.m. on October 20, 2008, a half-hour before she was due to appear on the station's Daybreak program. Little Rock police were alerted by her mother, Patricia Cannady, when Pressly did not answer her wake-up call. Cannady found Pressly unresponsive in her bed with injuries sustained to her head and upper body consistent with a beating.[8] She had been raped, her left hand had been broken, and her face had been crushed beyond recognition. The attacker took her laptop computer, her handbag with a credit card, and little else.[9]

Robbery

Little Rock Police Department spokesman Cassandra Davis said police did not believe that she was intentionally targeted, but robbery was the suspected motive after her purse was discovered missing.[8] Her credit card was used at a service station several miles away, sometime after Cannady had discovered her daughter.[10][11]

Pressly owned two cocker spaniels [3] and it was theorized the attacker gained entrance to her home via a dog door.

Hospitalization and death

Pressly was hospitalized at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center and died five days later on October 25, 2008.[12][13]

On the evening of her death, Pressly's mother and stepfather released a statement:

We are profoundly saddened to tell you that our dear Anne has lost her struggle for life. It was our hope, as was yours, that Anne would overcome the injuries inflicted upon her in the brutal attack at her home. We were with her in her last moments, and although our hearts are broken, we are at the same time comforted by our faith knowing that Anne is now with our Heavenly Father. The outpouring of compassion we have received is truly a testament to the way in which Anne has touched so many people in a positive way. Thank you for your prayers and your many acts of kindness. We are grateful for the wonderful care Anne received from her doctors, nurses and others at St. Vincent. Our lives will not be the same without her. We ask that you continue to pray for us as we struggle to move forward without our dear sweet daughter. We also ask that you give us the privacy we need at this very difficult time.

Memorial service and reward

A memorial service for Pressly was scheduled for October 30, 2008.[14] KATV set up a reward fund for information on Pressly's murder and the fund exceeded $50,000.[14] Her family requested that either contributions be made to the fund or a scholarship fund established in her name.[14]

Pressly's alma mater, Rhodes College, expressed a desire to honor her by either establishing a memorial, setting up a scholarship, or supporting her favorite charity.[15]

Perpetrator

On November 26, 2008, police in Little Rock, Arkansas arrested Curtis Lavelle Vance for the murder of Pressly.[16] On November 11, 2009, Vance was convicted of capital murder, residential burglary, rape and theft of property.[17]

Police believe Vance committed a crime of opportunity, and they found no link between Pressly's public profession and her attack.[17] The day following his conviction, Vance was sentenced to life in prison without parole.[18][19]

After Vance's sentencing, an interview was being conducted outside the courtroom with David Bazzell, a local radio personality and a friend of Pressly. Bazzell stated that he felt justice had been carried out. Vance's enraged mother was standing nearby and overheard the comment, shouting at Bazzell, "No it wasn't! No it wasn't! My son is innocent! No justice here today!" DNA evidence had proven that Vance was Pressly's rapist and attacker.[20][21]

The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected Vance's appeal on June 2, 2011.[22]

Vance was also charged with the kidnapping and rape of Kristen Edwards on April 21, 2008 at her home in Marianna, Arkansas.[23] Before he fled with Edwards, the rapist stole her cell phone and charger, a video and $3 – all the cash she had with her at the time. Vance was subjected to a swab test for his DNA and all 16 genetic markers the test compared matched the DNA recovered from the semen in Edwards's abduction. During the trial, Vance admitted under questioning that he had been inside Edwards's home on the morning of the kidnapping, although he claimed that it was because "there were mobs roaming the streets in Little Rock" that morning and he was afraid.[23] Despite his admission of being in the victim's home, her being brutally raped and forced from her home at gunpoint that morning, and the statistically negligible chance of his DNA matching anyone else's, the jury was hung, resulting in a mistrial.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Anne Sparkman Pressly, TV anchor from Greenville". The Greenville News. No. 259 Vol 131st year. Greenville, South Carolina: Greenville News-Piedmont Co. November 4, 2008. p. 7a. Retrieved February 25, 2024. Anne was an organ donor, six families receiving life-saving organs within twenty-four hours.
  2. ^ KATV Channel 7 - Complete Coverage: Anne Pressly. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "" + inc_callstation + " - " + inc_pagetitle+"". Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  4. ^ Barnes, Steve (October 21, 2008). "Arkansas Anchorwoman Bludgeoned". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  5. ^ KATV's Anne Pressly Attacked in Home Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 26, 2008.
  6. ^ "Police seek motive in anchorwoman's beating". The Manhattan Mercury. No. 219 Vol 100. Manhattan Kansas: Seaton Publishing Group. AP. October 21, 2008. p. 5. Retrieved February 25, 2024. KATV's Web site notes that Pressly's most notable interview was with Vice President Dick Cheney. Traveling through an Arkansas town, the anchorwoman found the highway blocked in front of a hunting goods store because Cheney was inside. Pressly asked for an interview, which she conducted in the ammunition aisle.
  7. ^ "Police: Anne Pressley, anchor of KATV in Little Rock, may have been victim of random attack". New York Daily News/Associated Press. October 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Pressly's Step-Father Believes Attacker Will be Found|Channel 7 News Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 26, 2008.
  9. ^ Anchorwoman's Murder Probe Cracks Cold Case ABC News, December 5, 2008.
  10. ^ Barnes, Steve (October 26, 2008). "TV Anchor in Arkansas Dies of Beating Wounds". New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  11. ^ "Ark. anchorwoman dies in hospital after beating". New York Post. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  12. ^ Ark. anchorwoman dies in hospital after beating Archived November 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 26, 2008.
  13. ^ "Arkansas anchorwoman dies in hospital after beating". New York Daily News. October 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  14. ^ a b c "Memorial service for Arkansas anchorwoman set for Thursday". FOX16.com. October 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  15. ^ "Rhodes College wants to honor slain anchorwoman". Associated Press and WREG-TV Memphis. October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Police nab suspect in anchor's death". The Baxter Bulletin. No. 295 Vol 107. Mountain Home, Arkansas: Gannett. Associated Press. November 28, 2008. p. 3A. Retrieved February 11, 2024. DNA and other evidence from the scene gave police a portrait of the person they were looking for, though they did not have a name until this month.
  17. ^ a b "Report: Man found guilty of killing Arkansas TV anchor". CNN. November 12, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  18. ^ Rued, Monika; Mone't, Ebone'; Ritter, Paul. "Jury Gives Curtis Vance Life Without Parole, Family Speaks". KTHV.
  19. ^ Lynch, John (November 13, 2009). "Vance gets life without parole-Jury rejects death penalty sought by prosecutors". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas: WEHCO Media. p. 1.
  20. ^ "Anchorwoman Anne Pressly Beaten to Death with Garden Tool by Curtis Lavelle Vance, Says Detective". www.cbsnews.com. October 8, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  21. ^ "Anchorwoman's Murder: Life Sentence Enough?". ABC News. November 16, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  22. ^ Lyon, John (June 2, 2011). "Court affirms conviction in TV anchorwoman's murder". Arkansas News Bureau. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  23. ^ a b "Lee County justice: The mistrial of Curtis Vance | Cover Stories | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  24. ^ "Pressly killer rape trial ends in mistrial, jury splits 7-5 - Fox16.com". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

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