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BILLINGS, Mont. — Prosecutors asked a Montana judge Wednesday to deny a defense request to suppress an alleged confession by the suspect in a high-profile murder case.
Michael Keith Spell, 25, of Parachute, Colo., is accused of killing 43-year-old Sidney High School math teacher Sherry Arnold during an attempted random abduction in the Bakken oil patch. Her body was found more than two months later in a shallow grave.
Spell allegedly confessed to his involvement in the crime six days after Arnold disappeared. Because Spell is mentally disabled, his attorneys say he was not capable of voluntarily waiving his rights to remain silent and have an attorney.
