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Jun 5, 2006 7:31 pm US/Eastern

St. Guillen honored With Posthumous Degree

Murdered Grad Student's Mom, Sister Accept Diploma

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― It was a bittersweet day for the class of 2006 at John Jay College Of Criminal Justice. The mother of slain graduate student Imette St. Guillen accepted her daughter's diploma.

A moment of silence was observed for St. Guillen, who was brutally murdered in February, and three other deceased John Jay students.

St. Guillen was honored with a posthumous degree in forensic science at the Madison Square Garden ceremony this morning.

The body of Imette St. Guillen, a senior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, was found dumped in a desolate section of Brooklyn on Feb. 25 after she was raped, strangled and suffocated.

Slideshow: Evidence In Imette St. Guillen Murder

Imette St. Guillen also has had a scholarship established in her memory. And a former classmate has received the first award.

Johanna King Vespe is a second-year master's student at John Jay. She has been awarded a $12,500 scholarship created to honor the memory of St. Guillen.

  June 4: St. Guillen Scholarship Awarded At John Jay

Vespe says she didn't know St. Guillen but knows some of her friends. After completing the master's program she hopes to pursue a doctorate in criminal justice.

A man charged in her murder has pleaded not guilty. Darryl Littlejohn, a parolee with a long criminal history, was working at a SoHo bar where the 24-year-old was last seen alive.

March 22: Part I Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn
March 22: Part II Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn
  April 27: Littlejohn Pleads Not Guilty To Second Assault

Investigators said DNA evidence linked Littlejohn to blood found on ties that were used to bind St. Guillen's hands.

Additional Coverage
March 10: St. Guillen's Friends Focus On Falls' Owners
March 1: For Now, Murdered Student's Trail Ends At The Falls
March 17: Key St. Guillen Witness Is 2nd Bouncer With Criminal Past

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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