Kenzi Snider has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jamie Penich while both were exchange students in Korea. Kenzi's friends and family do not believe the charges are true, and fear that she has been set up as a scapegoat. We ask for true justice to be served. This site has been set up by Murph (murph@commonmonkeyflower.net), a friend of Kenzi's, as a source of updates on the case.
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Saturday, December 21, 2002
It sounds like things have stopped standing still; Kenzi is in Korea and, apparently, her trial will be done within 60 days. (Assuming she goes to trial; if she doesn't, she'll be free much sooner.)
The Korea News has a short blurb on Kenzi's arrival in Korea. I find interesting the claim that she "fled to the U.S. while being questioned by local police". It seems to me that they had her in custody for questioning for a week and then let her go, and she went home. Hardly fleeing.
Hello Everybody (a surprised note from Kenzi's mother)-
My phone ran at 7:15 this morning. The vice-principals from my school
were on the line, they were going to pick me up because someone from the
American Embassy in Korea was going to call back in half an hour.
Kenzi is in Korea! She arrived at about 7 in the evening in Seoul, on
Friday. She will be at the original Police Station (at which she was
first taken in March 2001) for 48 hours and then will be put in to a
holding cell with the Federal Prosecutors for a 10 day period. During
this time, they will look at all of the evidence and decide if there is a
case for them to go to trial. If they can not make a decision within 10
days they can ask for one continuance. If they decide to go to trial the
date will be set immediately, and everything is required to be over in 60
days.
I was most surprised to hear this, as when I origianlly did research on
the Korean system, it said it could take 5 years for her to even get into
a courtroom.
WOW!! This could all be over in 10 days!!! What I am asking everyone to
pray for is that justice will be served as quickly as it can be. I do not
want to get hopes up too high, but Kenzi could be coming home so soon!
I am leaving for Korea tomorrow morning so that I can spend Christmas
with her! I can not believe the convenience for all this to happen over
my Christmas break...I don't even have to miss one day of school. I wish
to thank all the people who came to work on Saturday to help me get my
passport and ticket organized. Please send a special prayer their way,
too. I owe them a lot!
These next 10 days are most important, and I am asking for all your
heartfelt prays!
May you all have a Blessed Christmas!
Heath Bozonie
The Korea News has a short blurb on Kenzi's arrival in Korea. I find interesting the claim that she "fled to the U.S. while being questioned by local police". It seems to me that they had her in custody for questioning for a week and then let her go, and she went home. Hardly fleeing.