Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Louisville, KY: Louisville man pleads not guilty to raping, killing woman

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A judge has set a half-million bond for the Louisville man charged with raping and killing a woman late Sunday in the city's west end.

Anthony Michael Politi pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, rape and sodomy Tuesday morning.

Detectives say he was with the victim, identified by the coroner's office as 45-year-old Edwina Cook Adkins, of Louisville, at his home at 16th and West Kentucky Sunday night.

Officers say they believe the two were having sex, but at some point the victim asked Politi to stop.

That's when police say Politi raped and sodomized her before choking her to death.

Police were able to arrest Politi because he was still at the home when officers arrived.

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