VA. MAN FACES TRIAL FOR MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, January 8, 1993                   TAG: 9301080281
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: MANTEO, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short
VA. MAN FACES TRIAL FOR MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA
There is enough evidence to try a Virginia man charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend, whose headless body washed ashore at Nags Head, a judge ruled Thursday.
The body of Brenda G. Dozier, 22, washed ashore July 4, 1991. The head and hands had been cut off; Dozier was identified by a rose tattoo on her torso.
Attorneys for Michael G. Dial, 36, of Norfolk, Va., argued the state of North Carolina didn't have jurisdiction over the case because it couldn't prove where the woman was slain - only that her body was found in North Caroina.
Assistant District Attorney Donna Forbes argued that was all the state had to show to bring the case to trial. A written response said Dial's brother told police he left Dial with Dozier in North Carolina on the date her body was found.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB