The trial of Steven Vander Briel for the murder of Grace Rebecca Mann begins in Fredericksburg Circuit Court on Monday, May 2, 2016. Briel’s defense attorney Mark Gardner told the court last week he plans to pursue an insanity defense.
Briel, 31, is accused of killing the 20-year-old University of Mary Washington student on Friday, April 17, 2015, in the Fredericksburg home she shared with him and two other roommates. He faces charges of first-degree murder, abduction, and strangulation. He has pleaded not guilty on all three matters.
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UMW Board of Visitors Establishes Grace Mann Launch Award
Trial Date Set in Grace Mann Homicide Case December 17, 2015
“Bureaucratic Snafu” Delays Accused Killer’s Psychological Evaluation November 5, 2015
One-Man Show to Benefit Grace Mann Fund September 9, 2015
Grace Mann’s Roommate Testified Alleged Killer Confessed June 16, 2015
Feminists United UMW Calls Hurley Statements ‘Galling and Untrue’ June 15, 2015
UMW President Refutes Feminist Majority Foundation June 8, 2015
Suit Claims UMW Ignored Sexual Harassment Reports May 9, 2015
Obituary: UMW Student Grace Rebecca Mann April 21, 2015
Homicide Suspect Arraigned, Cause of Death Released April 21, 2015
Vigil Held for Slain UMW Student April 19, 2015
UMW Student Charged in Homicide of Fellow Student April 17, 2015
Police Searching for Homicide Suspect in Fredericksburg April 17, 2015
UMW Men’s Rugby Club Suspension A National Conversation March 26, 2015
Complaint Claims University Where Student Was Killed Failed To Act On Relentless Yik Yak Threats (HuffPost College, May 7, 2015)
