Delay in Kiplyn Davis case angers victim's father

Salt Lake Tribune - UT, USA

Delay in Kiplyn Davis case angers victim's father

By Donald W. Meyers

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated: 08/12/2009 05:38:11 PM MDT

Provo » The case against the man accused of murdering a Spanish Fork teenager 14 years ago is on hold until November.

Fourth District Judge Lynn W. Davis rescheduled a status conference on Timmy Brent Olsen's case Tuesday to await word from the Utah Supreme Court on whether he can get a fair trial in Provo.

Olsen, who is charged with killing then-15-year-old Kiplyn Davis, wants the trial moved out of Provo. The judge has denied the change of venue motion, and Olsen's attorneys are currently appealing to the Utah Supreme Court.

The delay is frustrating Richard M. Davis, Kiplyn's father, who said the family has waited too long for justice.

"It's been six years since this started in the courts, and it's been 14 years since Kiplyn's been gone," a visibly frustrated Davis said. "It's not right. Here's another summer gone without finding Kiplyn."

Davis vowed he would do something to reform a justice system he says favors the accused more than victims' families. (more...)