The family of Terri Lynn Bills lined the hallway outside a Niagara County courtroom on Tuesday morning, awaiting the arraignment of 36-year-old Yasin Abdu-Sabur.
Family of Terri Lynn Bills watches in court as suspect is charged with second-degree murder
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A MAN BELIEVED TOBE A SUSPECT IN A 5-YEAR-OLD MURDERINVESTIGATION ISNOW IN POLICECUSTODY.YASINABDU-SABURWENT BEFORE AJUDGE TODAY INNIAGARA COUNTY...ACCUSED OF KILLINGTERRI LYNN BILLSBACK IN 2015.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEFFSLAWSON IS LIVE INLOCKPORT RIGHTNOW WITH NEWINFORMATION FROMTODAY'SARRAIGNMENT... JEFF?YASIN ABDU SABURWILL BE BACK INCOURT ON MARCH16TH AFTER PLEADINGNOT GUILTY TO THEMURDER OF TERRILYNN BILLS.SABUR'S16TH AFTER PLEADINGNOT GUILTY TO THEMURDER OF TERRILYNN BILLS.SABUR'SARRAIGNMENT JUSTHOURS AGO WAS AMONUMENTALMOMENT FOR THEFAMILY OF TERRI LYNNBILLS.
ACCORDING TOTHE PROSECUTIONSABUR KILLED ANDDISMEMBERED HER INNIAGARA FALLS IN2015.
NIAGARA FALLSPOLICE BELIEVE THEYHAVE THE PROPERDNA EVIDENCE TOCONVICT SABURHOPEFULLY ENDINGFOUR YEARS OFQUESTIONS FOR THEFAMILY OF BILLS.WE DO NOT GIVE UP ONOUR QUEST TO HOLDTHOSE ACCOUNTABLEFOR TAKING THE LIFEOF ONE OF OURCITIZENS TERRI BILLSWAS A DAUGHTER ASISTER AND A MOTHER.HER FAMILY DESERVESANSWERS AND WESINCERELY HOPE THATWE'RE ON THE PATH TOTHOSE TODAY.TO GIVE YOU ATIMELINE OF HOW WEGOT HERE: BILLS WASFOUND DISMEMBEREDIN JUNE 16TH OF 2015.JUST 3 AND A HALFMONTHS AFTERSABUR WASRELEASED FROMPRISON.
AFTER MORETHAN 700 LEADS ANDALMOST FOUR YEARSOF INVESTIGATING ABREAK IN THE CASECAME IN APRIL OFLAST YEAR WHILESABUR WAS SERVINGTIME IN A COUNTY JAILIN SOUTH CAROLINA.IN SEPTEMBER OFTHIS YEAR SABURSFORMER HOME ONPEARCE AVE INNIAGARA FALLS WASSEARCHER AND DNARELEVANT TO THECASE WAS FOUND.THIS ULTIMATELY LEDTO SABUR BEINGEXTRADITED FROMSOUTH CAROLINA TONIAGARA COUNTYLAST FRIDAY ANDTHEN TODAY THEARRAIGNMENT.
NFPDSAID THEIR BESTWITNESS CAME FROMSOUTH CAROLINA.HERE WERE HOPESFROM MANY THATSABUR WOULD BECHARGED IN THEMURDER OF LORETTAGATES IN 2012.
GATESWAS DISMEMBEREDSIMILARLY TO BILLSTHAT IS SOMETHINGTHE DA SAID THEYWE'RE ABLE TODISPROVE AS SABURWAS IN JAIL DURINGGATES' MURDER.
HEWILL BE BACK INCOURT RIGHT HEREON MARCH 16TH.
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