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January 14, 2010 Feds examine anti-abortion links in murder case Posted: 06:54 PM ET

January 14, 2010

Feds examine anti-abortion links in murder case

Posted: 06:54 PM ET

Wichita, KS – While jury selection continues for the upcoming trial of Kansas v. Scott Roeder, a federal investigation is continuing with all eyes focused on this Wichita courtroom.

The United States Department of Justice confirmed with me today their investigation into the killing of Dr. George Tiller is proceeding.

The DOJ's Alejandro Miyar told me in an email, (our) "investigation is committed to bringing "any and all actors" to justice and will examine potential violations of the FACE Act, among other federal laws."

The FACE Act, or Freedom of Access to Reproductive Health Clinics and Places of Religious Worship, was enacted in 1994 and provides for "federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for people that are responsible for violent, obstructionist and/or damaging conduct affecting reproductive health care providers and recipients."

In Session has spoken to people in Wichita who believe Scott Roeder did not act alone in killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Tiller was serving as an usher in his Lutheran church on May 31, 2009, when Roeder admits he shot him to death.

At the time of the killing, local channel KMBC aired video of Roeder's car after he was arrested. The video shows the name and phone number of a anti-abortion activist scribbled on an envelope on Roeder's dashboard. Tiller alone, however, was charged with the crimes, and no one else has even been publicly referred to as a person of interest.

The federal investigation, however, could charge Roeder and others either involved in the death of Dr. Tiller or with the vandalism that occurred to a Kansas City abortion clinic the day before Tiller was killed. Tiller's own clinic in Wichita had been vandalized a short time before his death.

Roeder faces up to life in prison. He has pleaded not guilty.

In Session will be bringing this trial to you live.

– Jean Casarez, In Session Correspondent




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