Scott Dyleski

MARTINEZ (BCN) -- A prosecution witness in the Scott Dyleski murder trial testified this morning that the alleged plot to buy marijuana-growing equipment, his purported motive in the killing, had been foiled the day before 52-year-old Pamela Vitale was slain in her Lafayette home.

Scott Dyleski:

Horowitz Takes Stand In Murder Trial Of Scott Dyleski

(CBS 5 / AP / BCN) -- MARTINEZ Biting his lip, his voice shaky, prominent defense lawyer Daniel Horowitz described Tuesday how he immediately sensed something was wrong before finding his wife's bludgeoned body at their hilltop estate.

Tuesday August 1, 2006

Scott Dyleski:

Scott Dyleski Murder Trial Opens With Gruesome Details

(AP) MARTINEZ -- Pamela Vitale fought back. Investigators found defensive wounds on her beaten body, including broken hand bones and scratches and bruises, they say indicate she struggled to hold off whoever broke into her home last fall.

Monday July 31, 2006

Scott Dyleski:

Opening arguments begin in 17-year-old’s murder trial

Prosecutor opens with gory description of Lafayette woman's slaying

Friday July 28, 2006

Scott Dyleski:

Scott Dyleski: Husband’s anguished screams re-enacted at murder trial

'No, Pamela! No, no, please! No!' prominent lawyer cried

Monday July 24, 2006

Scott Dyleski:

Possible Dyleski jurors quizzed on Goth, magic

The prosecutor in the Scott Dyleski murder trial asked prospective jurors Friday whether they were familiar with or knew anyone who embraced the Goth culture or the Wicca religious movement, and whether they had read books about psychopaths, serial killers and Jack the Ripper.

Saturday February 18, 2006

Scott Dyleski:

Scott Dyleski to stand trial

MARTINEZ -- Scott Dyleski will stand trial for murder in the slaying of television commentator Daniel Horowitz's wife, a case that has drawn national attention since the prominent lawyer, while himself involved in a high-profile murder trial, found her body at their home in Lafayette in October.

Saturday October 29, 2005

Scott Dyleski:

Charges against teen suspect’s mother dropped

The mother of a Lafayette teenager accused of killing his neighbor agreed to testify against the boy today just minutes after prosecutors charged her with being an accessory to the crime.

Friday October 28, 2005

Scott Dyleski:

Vitale murder suspect’s mother arrested

The investigation into the slaying of Lafayette resident Pamela Vitale took a startling turn Thursday when police arrested the mother of the 16-year-old neighbor charged in the killing and booked her on suspicion of being an accessory to murder.

Scott Dyleski:

Friend: Dyleski ‘outgrew the Goth phase’

LAFAYETTE — The day after Pamela Vitale was found slain Oct. 15, Scott Dyleski had red "abrasion-like" marks on his face and a light scratch on his cheek ending at his nose, a family friend who requested anonymity told ANG Newspapers on Thursday.

Wednesday October 26, 2005

Scott Dyleski:

Vitale Murder Suspect’s Dark Life

(CBS) Newly-released court documents suggest that the slain wife of celebrity defense attorney Daniel Horowitz, Pamela Vitale, had violent attack wounds all over her body.

Saturday October 22, 2005

Scott Dyleski:

Peers: Vitale Suspect Into Satan

(CBS/AP) The teenager arrested in the slaying of a prominent defense attorney's wife once drew a pentagram on the ground at school and told other students he was reading from the book of Satan, according to former classmates.