Mar 9, 2006 4:14 pm US/Mountain
3 Indicted For Murder Of Couple Last Summer
by Terry Jessup
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) ―
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Rhonda Fields, left, mother of Javad Marshall-Fields, and Christine Wolfe, right, Vivian Wolfe's mother, spoke Thursday
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Javad Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolfe
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An Arapahoe County grand jury handed down 3 indictments Thursday in connection with the killings of two people last summer.
Jurors reached their decision Wednesday, and families of the victims met Thursday morning at the office of the 18th Judicial District attorney in Centennial to discuss the case.
Javad Marshall-Fields and his fiance, Vivian Wolfe, were shot to death in their car at an Aurora intersection June 20, 2005. Marshall-Fields was scheduled to testify the following week at the trial of a defendant charged with a 2004 murder.
The three people named in the murder indictment were Robert Ray, 20, Parish Carter, 24, and Sir Mario Owens, 21. Court dates for the charges will be set in the next few days, according to prosecutors. Ray, Carter and Owens were all in custody for other reasons.
Both of the victims' families expressed relief that their child's alleged killers are now facing a trial. The families have worked tirelessly to keep the criminal case alive.
"When you think about what has been accomplished in the last 8 or 9 months, that is amazing that we have resolutions," Rhonda Fields, mother of Javad Marshall-Fields, said. "Some parents who have children who were murdered, many of their cases may be unsolved, so I'm very happy that we have these indictments and I hope we get convictions."
Christine Wolfe, Vivian Wolfe's mother, said she feels like the crime happened only a few days ago.
"(The feeling) never goes away," she said. "It's getting stronger ... we miss them every time we turn around."
Javad Marshall-Fields was a witness in a murder that occurred in Aurora on July 4, 2004. Robert Ray had been charged as an accessory in the July 4, 2004 murder and was to begin trial on June 27, 2005 for that case.
"Javad Marshall-Fields was one of the very few who had the courage, and the commitment, and character to stand up and say what he saw," John Hower, Arapahoe County Chief Deputy District Attorney, said.
The victim's families praised the Aurora Police for an exhaustive investigation and the grand jury for compelling witnesses to testify who had refused to talk to police.
"I Think they would be proud of everyone who helped us get to this point," Rhonda Fields said.
The special grand jury was seated in Arapahoe County in December of 2005 and it started hearing testimony at that time.
Marshall-Fields and Wolfe were both 22, and graduates of Colorado State University.
(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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