A book to be released this week is based on the killing

A book to be released this week is based on the killing of Yale graduate student Annie Le.

The book, entitled, “Murder At Yale: The True Story Of A Beautiful Grad Student And A Cold-Blooded Crime,” was written by Stella Sands and details theories as to why Le was killed.

The theories, outlined in a 12-page section of the book, have been introduced in previous media stories: It was a case of workplace violence at the Yale animal research lab where Clark and Le came into contact and he grew enraged that she ignored cleanliness rules; Clark was furious that Le was about to be married and had rejected his advances; it was a “racially-motivated hate killing”; Clark might have been taking steroids and exploded in a fit of “‘roid rage”; he suffers from Intermittent Explosive Disorder and flew into an angry tantrum; or he was jealous of Le for being on a successful career path while he was a lab technician cleaning mouse cages.

Raymond Clark has pleaded Not Guilty on January 26, 2010. Aren’t we innocent until proven guilty?

Asked about the front cover language and a line on the book’s back cover that Clark “had a secret dark side that was about to come to light,” Sands said, “That’s not under my control. That’s promotional. It may or may not be true.”

“I’m not a jury,” she said. “I cannot say that he’s guilty. I can only state the facts, do my research and present it. I cannot convict him — then I’m doing something terrible, then I’m prejudicing him.”

Public defender Joseph E. Lopez, one of Clark’s two attorneys, said he has not seen the book but is aware of it. “She never called us,” he said of Sands.