Another Teen Killer Will Stand Trial

Scott Dyleski, the 17 year old accused of fatally beating Pamela Vitale, the wife of famed attorney Daniel Horowitz, will stand trial for her murder now that a California judge has ruled that there is sufficient evidence to link him to the crime.



Prosecutors believe that on October 15, 2005, Dyleski beat the 53 year old victim to death with a piece of crown moulding and then carved a satanic symbol into her back. Aside from ample DNA evidence – including a bag of bloody clothes that reportedly contain both Dyleski and Vitale’s DNA – and damaging testimony from the defendant’s friend and mother (who agreed, respectively, to testify on condition that they would not be charged with participating in a credit card scheme and destroying evidence linking Dyleski to the crime), a grisly to-do list was also discovered at the defendant’s residence. The list included, “"Knock-out/kidnap," “Dirty Work” and "Cut up and bury."

Already, Dyleski’s attorney has argued that there is no way the teen can receive a fair trial because of the extensive media coverage. Perhaps she fails to realize – or realizes all too well – that all that the coverage has done is make known the evidence that will likely lead to her client’s conviction when it is presented to a jury.

Being that the defendant was 17 at the time of the crime - one year younger than requirement for classification as an adult - he is not subject to the death penalty and at most will receive 26 years to life. What a difference a year can make, huh?