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Western Carolinian Volume 65 (66) Number 22

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  • WCLfs Uef.enJentSU.nl Voice ~> } WESTERN ^^.V aroliniaN Pseudo Elvis Blows Stuff Up page 13 f February 28, 2001, Vol. 65, Issue 22 www.westerncarolinian.com Cullowhee, USA Student in Critical Condition After Fall By Dawn N. Pasley News Editor A WCU student remains listed in critical but stable condition at an Asheville hospital after falling off a wall at a fraternity house early Saturday morning. Andrew Thomas Carter, 19, fell off a 10-foot wall beside a sunken driveway leading to a room on the lower level of the Sigma Nu house, according to Gene McAbee, WCU director of public safety. Carter hit the ground headfirst, said Thomas Pruett, chief of university police. WCU EMS responded to the scene minutes after receiving a call at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday morning. WestCare EMS also responded and helped to stabilize Carter, who was unconscious but still breathing. After emergency crews stabilized Carter, they brought him to the site where the Fine and Performing Arts Center will be constructed, and a Medivac helicopter from Mission St. Joseph's Hospital transported him to Asheville. Carter remains in intensive care with brain injuries described by doctors as "diffuse," meaning that they are in different locations throughout his brain. He is breathing with the aid of a respirator. After he has been stable for three to five days, said McAbee, physicians will determine what needs to be done to alleviate his condition. 'Bright' Student Acted Strangely By Samantha Helms Asst. News Editor The media spotlight first shined on former WCU student Derek Anderson after his father, mother, brother, and cocker spaniel mysteriously disappeared after leaving their home in Helenville, Wis. for a fishing trip to a family cabin. Six days later, Anderson, who legally changed his name from Andrew Krnak, reported his family missing. The remains of his father were found on a creek bank off Moses Creek Road in December 1999. They were not identified until Feb. 1 after a FBI agent in Washington, D.C. encountered a law enforcement bulletin from North Carolina. The remains of Anderson's mother and brother are still missing. Krnak family members have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the bodies or on the death and disappearance of the family. Anderson frequently asked photo by Mary Jo WalkA-f/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Steven Anderson strangers if they knew him, and said he was certain that his family was dead, according to the Milwaukee Journal- Sentinel's review of Anderson's state probation file. Since the disappearance of his father, Allen Krnak, 55, his mother, Donna, 52, and his brother, Thomas, 21, Anderson has repeatedly denied involvement. B u t investigators are puzzled by the bizarre behavior he exhibited leading to his arrest on February 2. Anderson continuously bragged about being contacted by the tabloid TV show "Extra" in the month after his family disappeared, according Fiske Pleads Guilty to Murder By Dawn N. Pasley News Editor In Jackson County Superior Court Monday, a former WCU student was sentenced after pleading guilty to the murder of her newborn child. Christina Marie Fiske, 22, was sentenced to a minimum of 94 to a maximum of 122 months of active jail time after entering into a plea agreement. Fiske had originally been charged with capital murder, and could have faced the on photo by Jon Ostendorff/ Asheville Citizen-Times Christina Fiske and her mother pound baby girl she delivered at her boyfriend's apartment on February 26, 2000. The infant, who was buried in Franklin, was later named Jessica Nicole Fiske. Judge James L. Baker presided over the trial in which five hours of testimony were presented before he handed down the sentence. Nine character witnesses took the stand to testify about Fiske's personality, and more than 100 people filled the benches in the courtroom. death penalty had she not entered into the agreement. Fiske submitted a signed confession to the court in which she admitted to killing the 6.5 The Asheville Citizen-Times contributed to this story. to his probation file. The file also showed that he contacted "Unsolved Mysteries," but the show's producers told him they wouldn't take his story for three months. Soon after his family's disappearance, three female students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where Anderson attended, went to police because they were scared by his behavior, the probation file said. The women were disturbed that Anderson bragged about money he would receive if his family were declared dead, a newspaper reported. "I am not so concerned about my parents, but I missed the dog," he reportedly told one of the women. WCU psychology professor Robin Kowalski worked with Anderson on an independent study, and said he gave no indication whatsoever something like this would ever happen. "Except for being bright, he was like any other student," said Kowalski. Biology professor Roger Lumb said Anderson was a pretty good student, but he left in early November in 1996. "I didn't know the reason he left, but I guess now we know," said Lumb. Anderson is in a Milwaukee County jail on a murder warrant. An extradition hearing is scheduled for March 2 in Milwaukee. Anderson is fighting extradition to North Carolina. Wisconsin does not have the death penalty. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Jackson County Sheriff's Department at (828) 586-4480.
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