Ben Fawley Admits To Burying Taylor Behl

I don't care even if the rough sex defense is true. This scumbag left her lying in a f/cking hole for almost a month while her Mother and Father suffered. Have you ever heard how the Soviets were said to have executed prisoners at one point?

Prisoners to be executed were housed in a special wing - no visitors, no noise, no talking - food, water, that was it. You were not given an execution date. Occasionally, you would hear a particular sound - an entourage of sorts approaching the wing full of prisoners from down the hall.

They entered the wing and approached one prisoner's cell - the one to be executed that day. Without a word he was taken, not far, just to the end of the hall into a small room with a desk and chair upon which he was seated.

As the door swung forward a man stepped out from behind and put a bullet in the prisoner's head. The shot resonated throughout the wing. Then they dragged the body back down the hall, out of the ward and the wing went fully silent once again.

God I love that story at moments like this.

Scumbag. He left her in a hole for a got-damned month.

Sources tell 8 news that 38 year old Ben Fawley is admitting to burying Behl's body in Mathew's County. A source close to the investigation tells 8 news Ben Fawley now admits Taylor Behl died accidentally while the two were having sex.

We're told police interviewed Fawley for more than two hours at the Richmond City Jail. His statement is described as more of a rough sex defense rather than a confession. The source tells 8 news Ben Fawley admits to burying Taylor Behl's body in Mathews County after she died, indicating he was scared.

Fawley had already admitted to having sex with the 17 year old. These latest revelations came to police during a jailhouse interview Wednesday night. Fawley reportedly told a deputy he wanted to talk and investigators went to the jail to take his statement.

h/t Deb

Comments

[TheAlamo]

His statement is described as more of a rough sex defense rather than a confession.

I thought I had heard it all.....

[usmcmom]

RIP Taylor, Justice will now be served.

[absynth_minded]

Dan, I remember this method of execution from watching "Citizen X."

This was how Russian serial killer/cannibal,Andrei Chikatilo, finally met his end.

On Fawley; that he left her out in a dried out ravine wrapped in a plastic bag while her poor parents pleaded for answers, shows just what an emotionally disconnected sociopathic individual he is.

The fact that he had the balls to make those comments during the interview, knowing damn well what he had done, makes me what to throw the switch, myself.

[lindadanette]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767554471

[error404]

While everybody is deciding Fawley's fate, maybe they should remember that, despite how disgusted and outraged they feel, he is still someone's son, someone's lover, someone's father, someone's friend...

Those who were closest to him will be feeling a deep sense of shock and sorrow right now. I know all too well how easy it is to loathe someone's behaviour - but still love the person, especially if the person who commits the vilest of acts is a family member. It's a no-win scenario that tears a person up inside.

And then, of course, there are the family members, relatives and friends of Taylor behl, I can't even imagine how distraught and heartbroken they must be feeling. Not only have they had to cope with her tragic death, but they now have to deal with all of the sordid details and speculation that surround it.

...These are people who should be kept in mind when the bullets are being fired.

[bull]

Let me get this right. Its a warm night at a deserted beach and ... let's go to the spacious Escort to be intimate. And this if the true story?

[absynth_minded]

a seatbelt can be used as a ligature.

[Sly2SmoothieNJs]

Dan:

I must say, the only words that come to mind after reading that, well, is just as you put it:

"Scumbag.He left her in a hole for a G-D month."

I am wondering if he did this on purpose, make everyone suffer, and then fess up. He is pond scum

[bull]

Isn't pond scum kinda slick? He thinks he's slick; but, probably more like the duck poop at the bottom.

[Denton56]

I don't believe a word of it. Taylor went to borrow a skateboard. She didn't go there to have sex with Ben FAwley. He wanted sex, she didn't. He raped her, she objected, and he shut her up by 'restricting' her breathing.

I am NOT sympathic to his family and friends. I am sympathic to a mother who lost her only child to a monster. I am sympathic to a mother who will never see her daughter marry or have grandchildren. I am sympathic to a beautiful, sweet, shy, girl who has lost 60 years of her life to an idiot like Ben Fawley. An idiot who is so stupid AND grandiose that he thinks this story will cause him to be viewed with more sympathy. It won't. He raped and killed a 17 year old girl.

Hang him. Thank goodness that the death penalty is still in effect in Virginia. Let's hope that our election next month doesn't change that.

[Cindi in PA]

...These are people who should be kept in mind when the bullets are being fired.

Posted by: error404 | Oct 15, 2005 1:01:29 AM

having a son that got in trouble not too long ago, I can understand some if what bens family may be going through. But on the other hand, my kid did what he was charged with, and no matter how much I did not want to hear the victim impact statements. They were the reality of how these people saw my son. Reality sucks sometimes. Such is life. His family will have to deal with all of this, they have him to blame and only him.

[absynth_minded]

Yeah, let's hope we get a Governor like Kilgore who lies when he feels threatened. That's a real man.

Seriosly, not the time or place for politics and you are missing the point that TWO CHILDREN WHO DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ARE GOING TO BE LEFT FATHERLESS.

but I suppose they deserve that.....

[Cindi in PA]

The fact remains, this may have been an accident, which I doubt. He still left her dead in a ditch. There is no excuse for that, other than a cold hearted bastard out to protect their own ass.

[nope]

"R" and "M" have not seen him in years. They are very happy with their mom and step dad and in fact their step dad has made sure that the FBI take note lately if Ben happen to be in their area. Repeat "R" and "M" are perfectly fine without him. Did it ever occur to you that some of the stuff on his computer involved them?????

[absynth_minded]

"R" and "M" have not seen him in years. They are very happy with their mom and step dad and in fact their step dad has made sure that the FBI take note lately if Ben happen to be in their area. Repeat "R" and "M" are perfectly fine without him. Did it ever occur to you that some of the stuff on his computer involved them?????

Posted by: nope | Oct 15, 2005 1:45:13 AM

Yes, from the moment I saw the picture of his daughter dressed as a lolita school girl. This was well before his arrest and before he removed them from his photobucket and deviant art gallery.

It may not effect them now, but someday when they are old enough to understand and ask quesions it'll be a different story.

[bull]

Don't know whether Kilgore is a real man or not, but a real man takes responsibility for his actions and accepts the punishment he receives. Now, let me quickly step up on my soapbox - failure to accept the consequences of one's actions is one of the major reasons for our society's deterioration. I'm down

[insanehippie]

While everybody is deciding Fawley's fate, maybe they should remember that, despite how disgusted and outraged they feel, he is still someone's son, someone's lover, someone's father, someone's friend...

Those who were closest to him will be feeling a deep sense of shock and sorrow right now. I know all too well how easy it is to loathe someone's behaviour - but still love the person, especially if the person who commits the vilest of acts is a family member. It's a no-win scenario that tears a person up inside.

I used to know Ben Fawley and I do not "love the person" I want to take him out nearly as much as Taylor's family wants to off him. Sadly, the inmates will have that honor to end his life.

I don't care how selfless he was, he was implicit in a murder. If he would've gone to police in the beginning instead of waiting around for a month and trying to play CYA with the cops. Screw him and I hope he gets all fo the torture he can handle.

Bring in Lynndie England. Give that girl her dignity back by photographing Ben in a naked pyramid while she grins with a smoke in her mouth

I hope Ben enjoys all that Virginia's worst criminals and social derelicts can throw at him for his last few weeks on this earth. Let's save Old Sparky for another time, electrocution is too quick.

[Deb]

Although I support the death penalty, why let him out easy with an injection? I would rather see him live the next 40 to 50 years in a tiny, isolated cell, with nothing but an uncomfortable cot and a pail for a toilet--no computer, no TV, no radio, no music, no books, no Goth, no vans, no hair dye, no outside privileges, no exercise, no visitors, no nothing to waste his time while he lives out the rest of his stinkin' life.

[error404]

insanehippie, I wasn't referring to the bullets that people fire at Fawley, I was referring to the bullets people have been firing at his family and friends, the unsuspecting, innocent victims, who just happen to be standing in the line of fire.

[Dauystarburn]

I am glad he finally admitted to something. The jury will be able to see past his lies, he has enough charges against him now to keep him in jail till he's dead. I am only shocked that he did not tell anyone, even his girlfriend proclaimed his innocence like she truly believed him. All the "he didn't do it" people can shut up now, right? Unless you have a new angle for going against the grain, like maybe he was mentally incompetent due to his mental illness.

[Dauystarburn]

The Fawl-owers would not have had bullets whizzing past them if they had not been standing so tall and proud in defense of Ben Fawley. Most people were rational and understood that Ben had, in the least, a hand in Taylor's death.

[error404]

Dauystarburn - I don't think any of us, especially those of us who are 'internet strangers' really have the right to decide how Fawley's real life friends should, or should not, think and feel.

[Daystarburn]

2+2=4, if you can not sum up something so simple you have serious problems, or you are a liar. I have no qualms with judging anyone, by the cover or by the actions, that is survival of the fittest, that is why I am alive. Crazee is crazee.

[Daystarburn]

Some of us are shepherds and not sheep. I have the power, and no being controls me. Make all the noise you want, lalalalaaa. Not hearin' it. If we did not judge others and make distinctions between sane and Fawley, we would have no moral and ethical code. The code is broken and antiquated presently, you wanna trash it completely? I'm gonna call Ben Window from now on, because I can see through him like glass.

[livesinmathews]

since we have moved into a "fallout" discussion of this crime...here are my two cents...
regarding the children- dispite what some might think...sometimes never seeing a family member who has severe issues is a better thing than being exposed to that person and their influence on your life...obviously, bf, had not chosen to grow up and be a father...but to hang out around college kids and remain an irresponsible child himself...it is a tragedy...but then tragedy is every where you look...

[livesinmathews]

since we have moved into a "fallout" discussion of this crime...here are my two cents...
regarding the children- dispite what some might think...sometimes never seeing a family member who has severe issues is a better thing than being exposed to that person and their influence on your life...obviously, bf, had not chosen to grow up and be a father...but to hang out around college kids and remain an irresponsible child himself...it is a tragedy...but then tragedy is every where you look...

[Betsy]

This may have been covered before, but to those who know, WHAT'S BEN'S BACKGROUND? WHERE ARE HIS PARENTS? I haven't seen the parents being interviewed or anything. What's the deal with that cause knowing about his life could help us look at how this monster was born and bred.

[Betsy]

This may have been covered before, but to those who know, WHAT'S BEN'S BACKGROUND? WHERE ARE HIS PARENTS? I haven't seen the parents being interviewed or anything. What's the deal with that cause knowing about his life could help us look at how this monster was born and bred.

[Betsy]

This may have been covered before, but to those who know, WHAT'S BEN'S BACKGROUND? WHERE ARE HIS PARENTS? I haven't seen the parents being interviewed or anything. What's the deal with that cause knowing about his life could help us look at how this monster was born and bred.

[Daystarburn]

Right, someone mentioned a life in foster care, but I know nothing. I said the same thing, none of his family has shown any public support, another bad sign.

[absynth_minded]

Betsy:

They aren't speaking yet, but he was adopted. I'm sure his adoptive parents saw this coming long ago and are just as mortified as the rest of us.

There are few acts as selfless as adoption and if they were good parents and did their very best, I feel so sorry for them right now.

Bring in Lynndie England. Give that girl her dignity back by photographing Ben in a naked pyramid while she grins with a smoke in her mouth

Posted by: insanehippie | Oct 15, 2005 2:01:18 AM

HAHAHAHA... I totally dig that idea.

[Daystarburn]

Right, someone mentioned a life in foster care, but I know nothing. I said the same thing, none of his family has shown any public support, another bad sign.

[absynth_minded]

Betsy:

They aren't speaking yet, but he was adopted. I'm sure his adoptive parents saw this coming long ago and are just as mortified as the rest of us.

There are few acts as selfless as adoption and if they were good parents and did their very best, I feel so sorry for them right now.

Bring in Lynndie England. Give that girl her dignity back by photographing Ben in a naked pyramid while she grins with a smoke in her mouth

Posted by: insanehippie | Oct 15, 2005 2:01:18 AM

HAHAHAHA... I totally dig that idea.

[Rick]

why is everythig being posted 2-3 times today? ghostises?

[absynth_minded]

IDK, but it's driving me bonkers...lol

[Midwest anon]

Wow- I turn off the 'puter for one night and miss the bastard's confession.

Anon 2- didn't you say something about the backseat of the car and a seatbelt? Didn't I say something about Virgina Beach ( could it be "a Virginia beach"??)

Aside from that- I can't help but think that there's no way she'd have ended their sexual relationship only to go to MAthews with him in the middle of the night.
No way-this was rape, murder and casual disposal. Death's too good for him-I agree-solitary, with occasional trips to the yard to see Bubba.

[IT]

I work with post-adoption families and they are some of the most courageous people I know. When a child has come from a traumatic background there are so many trust issues and attachment issues. These, alot of times, manifest in some very disturbing behaviors that are extremely difficult for adoptive parents to handle. My heart goes out to Fawley's adoptive family. They are not to blame- I am sure they have been through hell and back, and now hell again knowing BF and trying to love BF. I am glad he has admitted to something even if it most likely is not the whole truth.

[redpetals12]

the soviet execution story would be good for many... Fawley, Joe Duncan..
For the first time in a while I agree w/ Dan :), I LOVE that story of the soviet's at times like this.

[blues]

>>I can't help but think that there's no way she'd have ended their sexual relationship only to go to MAthews with him in the middle of the night.

We don't really know when they went to Mathews - could have been in the early am (5 am). And when he got gas, was he going to Mathews or returning?

[jill]

Looks like Ben is still trying to cover his a** - and ignoring his lawyer's advice, like the narcissistic psychopath he's always been.

[absynth_minded]

His "confession" is nothing more than half-truths.

My money is on the "accident" happening in his room and her body being transported to a place of "significance."

This way he kills two birds with one stone and Taylor is but a sacrficial lamb in his live action game of Spy Vs. Spy with Erin.

[blues]

>>Looks like Ben is still trying to cover his a**

I'm not going to give him that much credit. I don't know what he has heard in jail. His timing does appear questionable, but I think his conscience got to him. I think he has been ready to burst in that jail cell for a while and couldn't stand it anymore and had to spill the beans.

Someone was saying earlier, that his attorney was looking for publicity, etc. I doubt that, as any attorney would have given him the same advise - don't say anything. The attorney's job is to protect his client and his rights to a fair trial. Having someone as unstable as Ben talking to LE, damages his chances of a defense.

And all of you who are saying that you hope BF gets raped in prison, and has a cellmate named Bubba - shame on you. He deserves exactly what the law states - no more no less. Have some compassion.

[jill]

"His timing does appear questionable, but I think his conscience got to him."

He has a conscience?

"The attorney's job is to protect his client and his rights to a fair trial. Having someone as unstable as Ben talking to LE, damages his chances of a defense."

Precisely. But, as in the past, Ben needs complete control.

"Have some compassion."

For Taylor and her family. Whoever took her from this world doesn't deserve any compassion.

[Midwest anon]

Sorry blues-I have no compassion for rapists, child pornographers, or murderers. Period. I wish an eye for an eye on these folks. COmpassion has nothing to do with it here. You could argue that it's a Christian concept-that we should love our enemies and all that. But whe you rape children and murder them-well, my compassion is busy in New Orleans, Pakistan, El Salvador, etc.
Predators need to learn that the world will NOT show them compassion. They need to know that they will PAY for their crimes, and they need to be deterrants to others who might think it would be fun to rape and murder CHILDREN. As the French say, "pour encourager les autres". It means, literally, "to encourage others" but the real meaning is "look out-if you do this, you get this in return".
We need to be so harsh on predators that future predators quake in their BOOTS at the thought of harming a child, a woman, whatever, and that they are certain that if they commit thos crimes they will suffer unimaginably.
The LAW isn't GOOD ENOUGH when it comes to sexually violent predators. We need Hammurabi, not compassion for these people.

[bloodlust]

I was right. I called this early on:
http://www.geocities.com/riptaylorbehl

[absynth_minded]

It is a statistical near certainty that a similar case will follow closely on the heels of Taylor's. It happens all of the time and is to be expected whenever a case gets the coverage that this one's received.

I'll save my compassion for Taylor, her loved ones, other casualties of Ben Fawley's actions, and the next grieving family that we'll all be talking about.

[Midwest anon]

Jesus. When did that site go up?

[absynth_minded]

bloodlust:

To quote Master Yoda:

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."

or perhaps Nietzsche:

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

Both hold true, harboring feelings as such can bring about NOTHING good, and they will only serve as a pathway towards becoming that which we detest.

[K]

OOps, this got cut off on the other link today so I'm posting it here...
Okay, I’ve been racking my brain, reading everything out there in order to find something, anything, that might bring forth some positive outcome to the people involved, damaged, and devastated by the unfair and tragic death of Taylor Behl. This crime has affected so many people beyond the immediate family and sometimes we forget that there are untold numbers of students who now walk in fear, question their friends, their own judgment/judgments etc. There are friends of the family, teachers, the entire VCU community, and citizens in general. And then of course, there are parents, of other girls, parents just like myself.

I’ve wanted to talk to Taylor’s mother because I too am the single mother of a young VCU student. We have so much in common and at the same time, so little, yet I feel that few people could understand what it is like to live in a family where it is just the two of you…Everything, from getting the only child/daughter through the many stages of development, first boyfriends, first heart breaks, to finally getting her through High School and off to College. It is different for the single mother of an only child. It is different for the child as well.

I never had the chance to meet Taylor or her mother. Although, as it turns out they are the friends of a mutual friend of mine who asked if my, then 18 year old VCU sophomore, daughter & I might meet to discuss VCU, Richmond, the dorms, and parking at school. This was in late July and for whatever reason the meeting for lunch never came together.

When my friend Bruce called to tell me that Taylor was his friend’s daughter I somehow felt even more connected, somehow more deeply saddened than if it had just been any other girl. I wish so much that we could have had the opportunity to fill her in on our realistic take on life in a Richmond. I would have given her an earful of the tales of many a friend who lived, walked, worked, and studied in Richmond over the past 25 years.

Sadly, that chance is gone and gone forever. However, I do have the chance to speak to the young people who have befriended people who may have caused them pain, guilt, burdens that should never have been thrust upon any of them. Should never have been their cross to bear.

Please remember, friendship, love, whatever, does not involve, manipulation, control, humiliation, abuse of any kind, smothering, jealousy, pain, injury, and/or destructive behavior. Please just walk away from anyone who subjects you to any of these acts. Know this, sometimes it comes down to simply deciding to walk away. It is a conscious decision to protect one’s self. It is never easy but really it will be simply a decision you make.

[krahs]

All I can say is I knew it, and it figures. He has yet to take responsibility for anything he has done. I don't believe for one second it was an "accident" I believe he got worse & worse in the last year (ie, the assaults, the verbal threats, etc) and this was it. His sick mission. He was probably jealous that now here is Taylor in Richmond having dinner with an ex having a good time, meeting new people - he could not take it. Too many of her friends have said he was more interested in her than she in him. Maybe she even told him she wanted to just be friends and he flipped. Don't know - but I don't buy this story.