I'm starting to catch up on some old stories I neglected over the last few months. This is one of them.
This is cross-posted on my main blog The Daily Bastardette.
Over a year ago I reported that Brian
Dykstra, charged with 2
nd degree murder in the death of his adopted Russian son,
Ilya Kargyntsev/Issac Jonathan Dykstra, 21 months, had waived his right to a speedy trial. He wasn't joking. According to May 13, 2011
DesMoines Register,
Dykstra's trial, scheduled to begin May 23, has once again been postponed. (
Trial delayed for former Iowa City man charged in infant death)
On May 5, 2010, just days before his trial was to begin last time, (after at least one earlier postponement), the prosecution and defense filed a joint motion requesting a new trial date due to the complexity of the case. According to their motion, more than 130 witnesses may be called.
No reason for the latest delay has been given, and no new trial date set.
Ilya died on August 14, 2005 the day after he was admitted to the hospital with severe brain injuries. Brian Dykstra, however, was not charged until August 7, 2008. Dykstra remains free on bond. He now lives in South Carolina where his wife is an assistant professor of Spanish at Clemson University. She was not home at the time of the alleged incident and has not been charged.
More information on the case can be found by can be found by clicking on links in the
righthand sidebar, including In Memoriam and Summary of Killers and Sentences.
This is cross-posted from my main blog, The Daily Bastardette.
