Story Photos
 Frederick Russell, center, listens with his attorneys Diana Lundin, left, and Diego Vargas as verdicts of guilty are read in his vehicular homicide trial at the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice. Bill Wagner / The Daily News
|
'Dateline NBC' to air episode on Frederick Russell
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:37 PM PDT
By The Daily News
Printable version
E-mail this articleA criminal case that made Northwest headlines will be getting national television exposure with an appearance on “Dateline NBC” tentatively set for Friday.
“Dateline” will chronicle the case of Frederick Russell, including how he became the only drunken-driving suspect to land on the U.S. Marshal’s 15 Most Wanted list.
Russell fled to Ireland in 2001, days before his vehicular homicide trial was scheduled to start in Whitman County, Wash. He was captured in 2005 and extradited to the United States.
Because of extensive publicity in Eastern Washington, the trial venue was moved to Cowlitz County.
On Nov. 6, a jury convicted Russell, 28, of vehicular homicide and assault charges in the June 4, 2001, multi-vehicle crash that killed three Washington State University seniors near Pullman. Three other students were seriously injured.
In January, a judge sentenced him to the maximum, 14 years behind bars.
“Dateline” cameras rolled during the entire trial.
The episode is set to air at 10 p.m. Friday on KGW, Channel 8. The date is subject to change.
Related articles:
Jury convicts Russell
Russell trial draws disinterested observers
Prosecution rebuts Russell defense; trial winds down
Trial reopens family wounds
Russell loses bid to quash evidence
Russell trial start likely delayed
Cowlitz County jury will decide former fugitive's fate
Past Month's Most Commented Stories