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Jun 18, 2009 5:49 pm US/Pacific
Teen Murder Suspect Back In El Dorado County
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. (CBS13) ―
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Steven Paul Colvert, Tylar Marie Witt
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According to authorities, Tylar Witt, 14, has been admitted into a juvenile detention center in El Dorado County.
The 14-year-old girl and her boyfriend who were arrested in San Mateo County in connection with the murder of the girl's mother will soon be arraigned. Police arrested 14-year-old Tylar Witt and 19-year-old Steven "Boston" Colver yesterday in San Bruno.
Sources say the 14-year-old was escorted secretly into the detention center to avoid the public eye.
According to authorities, the District Attorney will decide Friday whether or not to charge Tylar Witt as a juvinile or as an adult in her mother's murder.
The pair are suspected of killing Tylar's mother, 47-year-old Joanne Witt, whose body was found on Monday after being violently murdered several days ago.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's department says they expect Colver to be transported back sometime tomorrow and will be given a 90-minute notice of his impending arrival from San Mateo County.
Since Witt is a juvenile, her transfer is not being announced to try and protect her as much as possible. The Sheriff's Department says this is policy with all juvenile suspects.
Investigators say the young suspects altered their appearance and fled to the Bay Area. Their car was found in the 500 block of O'Farrell Street in San Francisco on Tuesday morning.
CBS13 has also learned the teens had apparently spent at least one night while they were on the run in a Holiday Inn on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.
Authorities declined to confirm or deny any of the rumored motivations for the murder, but acknowledged they have responded to emergency calls for the family in the past.
CBS13 learned Thursday a report had been filed with the El Dorado County Child Protective Services in the past alleging Tylar had been abused.
On May 18, police responded to the Witt house on an assault call. Tylar admitted to assaulting her mother and was taken to juvenile hall, according to authorities.
Police are focusing on the suspects' relationship for clues relating to the murder.
"We do believe the relationship between the daughter and boyfriend may have led to this," Sgt. Byers said.
Sources told CBS13 that Steven Colver had been renting a room at Joanne Witt's house in the time prior to the murder. The mother had allowed it because Tylar told her Steven was a good friend and was gay, according to sources.
The suspects' profiles posted on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook reveal a glimpse into their relationship. Tylar, who identified herself as 16-years-old online, posted a blog on her MySpace page that professed her love for Colver and raged against people who wanted to keep them apart.
"would u be happy then u son of a <expletive>!!! no.... no u wouldn't be happy!!! cz ur never satisfied!!!" said one blog posting titled "<expletive> U FATHER!!! I love you Steven."
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