Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Doan again denies slaying
Convicted killer files defense to Culberson family suit
BY PHILLIP PINA
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Vincent Doan again denied any involvement in the disappearance of Carrie Culberson, this time in response Tuesday to a civil suit filed by her family. He was convicted two years ago of murdering her.
The Culbersons filed suit in 1997 in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati against Mr. Doan and his family, demanding they reveal where Miss Culberson's body is. The 22-year-old Blanchester woman disappeared in August 1996, and Mr. Doan, her boyfriend, was the last person seen with her. Her body has never been found.
After a federal judge ruled two weeks ago against a defense motion to dismiss the case, Mr. Doan's attorney filed his defense Tuesday, saying Mr. Doan did not know where the body is.
“As he has since the beginning, he denies any involvement in her disappearance,” said Randolph Alden, an assistant federal public defender from Dayton, Ohio.
The civil suit, delayed as criminal cases against Mr. Doan's family were being tried, is set for a September trial.
Miss Culberson's mother, Debra Culberson, and other family members filed a wrongful-death suit on Oct. 24, 1997, seeking Miss Culberson's body to give her a “humane burial.”
Mr. Doan's trial made national headlines as prosecutors crafted a case without Miss Culberson's body being found. Mr. Doan, convicted in 1997 of kidnapping and murder, is serving a life sentence.
His brother, Tracey Baker, is serving eight years in prison for helping to cover up the crime.
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