Mathews Co. residents asked to help in Behl investigation

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05:14 PM EDT on Wednesday, October 12, 2005

By Dottie Wikan, WVEC.com

The family of VCU freshman Taylor Behl has scheduled her funeral, now that her remains have been released from the medical examiner. That comes as Richmond Police ask for help to identify vehicles and license plates that may have been in Mathews County during the time of Behl's disappearance.

Viewing will be Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at Money and King Vienna Funeral Home in Vienna. Services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna.

The 17-year-old's remains were discovered in a shallow gave in rural Mathews County last Wednesday. Police say they were led to the location after examining a photograph found on Ben Fawley's Web site.

Investigators are specifically interested in sightings of the following items between the dates of Sept. 5 to Sept. 17:

Virginia personalized license plate  GRN  ERTH

Virginia license plate JPC 2848

Ohio license plate EP 34 KW

A white Ford Escort, four-door

Fawley, 38, of Richmond, was charged Monday with possession of a firearm while a convicted felon. Police said the charge stems from the department's continued focused and aggressive investigation into Behl's murder.

Richmond police photo

Ben Fawley, following arrest on child pornography charges

Fawley's attorney has said his client and Behl had a sexual relationship and that Fawley saw her about an hour before she disappeared from her campus dorm on September 5.

Not long after Behl's disappearance, police searched his apartment and seized computers, discs and cameras.

WRIC-TV in Richmond is reporting that sources tell them Fawley's credit card was used to buy gas in New Kent County around the time Behl disappeared. New Kent County lies between Richmond and Mathews County, where Behl's remains were found.

If anyone saw the Escort or the license plates, you should call the Tip Line at 804-514 -TIPS (8477) or the State Police at 1-800-582-8350.