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Death penalty sought in fatal stabbing

Monday, March 14, 2005 | 10:48 a.m.

Prosecutors said this morning they are seeking the death penalty for a 30-year-old man who allegedly killed a woman on Nov. 8 and left a 10-inch butcher knife in the chest of her 12-year-old son.

James Valdez pleaded not guilty before District Judge Joseph Bonaventure this morning. Valdez's trial is set for Sept. 26.

Valdez was indicted on March 4 for one count each of murder, attempt murder and assault, all with use of a deadly weapon for the fatal stabbing of 31-year-old Teresa Tilden. Her son, Shiloh Edsitty, was also stabbed but survived.

The two were attacked at Camden Tiara apartment complex, 2810 E. Warm Springs Road. En route to the hospital, Edsitty, a sixth grader at Schofield Middle School, told authorities that Valdez attacked him and his mother, police said.

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