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Tuesday • March 28,
Confessed child murderer claims fulfillment of fantasj
â–¡ Eric Nenno, who
openly told officials of
his desire for young
girls, faces a capital
murder sentence after
committing sexual
assault and murder.
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HOUSTON (AP) — The con
fessed killer of a 7-year-old girl
claims he fulfilled a fantasy
when he sexually assaulted and
strangled the child last week,
authorities said Monday.
Eric Charles Nenno, 33, is
charged with capital murder in
the death of 7-year-old Nicole
Benton, who lived about a block
from his house in rural Hockley,
about 35 miles from Houston.
Nenno was being held without
bond at the Harris County Jail
Monday, a day after officers dis
covered Nicole’s body in his attic.
Detectives began questioning
Nenno on Saturday on a sugges
tion from suspicious area resi
dents who were part of a mas
sive search. Nicole disappeared
Thursday night while playing
with friends in the Ranch Coun
try subdivision.
Sheriff’s department Lt. Bert
Diaz said on Monday that author
ities attempted to question Nenno
late Thursday night, but no one
answered the door at his house.
“Obviously, we could not
force our way in because of the
law, so we just kept coming
back until finally we did get a
response,” Diaz said.
When officers questioned him
on Saturday, Nenno almost im
mediately began talking about
his desire for young girls, espe
cially those ages 8-15.
But Nenno didn’t confess to
Nicole’s death until after five or
six hours of interrogation and
two lie-detector tests, Diaz said.
“There is a little remorse, but
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Senate debates education bill
â–¡ The bill aims to
restructure the no
pass, no-play rule, ease
textbook approval, and
increase the level of
parental involvement.
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas
Senate Monday began consid
ering an education overhaul
bill that would ease the no
pass, no-play rule, loosen state
control over schools and give
parents more choice in where
to educate their children.
“This will be the most major
revision of the public education
code in this state since the
1940s,” said Senate Education
Committee Chairman Bill
Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant.
“We must make a differ
ence. The public, our educa
tors and school children are
depending on us to make a dif
ference,” Ratliff said.
Among the hottest issues is
the proposal to change the no
pass, no-play rule, a key part of
sweeping education reforms ap
proved in 1984. The rule sus
pends failing students from ex
tracurricular activities for a
six-weeks grading period.
Ratliff’s bill would allow a
school district by hoard policy to
cut a student’s extracurricular
suspension to three weeks the
first time a student fails a class.
Students could get one
shortened suspension from ex
tracurricular activities during
junior high school and one
during high school. They could
practice or rehearse during
the three-week suspension.
To ease state control, the bill
would do away with State
Board of Education approval of
school textbooks. Instead, dis
tricts could buy any books they
choose with state money.
The bill also would replace
Texas Education Agency ac
creditation of school districts
with a system in which the
Education Board would issue
different types of school dis
trict charters.
Those with “home-rule
charters” — which would need
approval of district voters —
would have more freedom
from state regulations in
many areas, including struc
turing programs and length of
the school day.
However, home-rule dis
tricts still would be subject to
a number of basic regulations,
including class size limits and
the no-pass, no-play rule.
To allow parents more edu
cational choices for their chil
dren, the bill would create a
pilot program allowing some
students to use tax money to
pay private school tuition. Pri
vate schools accepting public
money — or vouchers — would
have to abide by some state
requirements, such as
skills testing.
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The MSC LT Jordan Institute for International Awareness
Fellows Presentations:
Julie Newman, a Graduate Student in Veterinary
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Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at 7 p.m. in Rudder 308
not much,’’ the detective said.
“He was talking more about his
fantasies and how he dreamed
about doing this type of offense.”
In his written confession,
Nenno says he heard a country
music band practicing in his
neighborhood Thursday and be
gan walking toward the sound.
On the way, he passed Nicole,
"There is a little remorse, but not
much. He was talking more about
his fantasies and how he dreamed
of doing this type of offense."
— Lt. Bert Diaz
whose father is a guitar player
in the band.
Nenno claims he told the girl
he also played guitar and asked
if he might play along with tl
band. The man and child thf
walked back to Nenno’s hou!
and he pulled her insidj
Diaz said.
Nenno said he killed the
within 15 minutes and ei
pressed frustration that l
couldn’t finish assaulting
first, Diaz said.
In Hockley, com
I selors visit
Roberts Road Eli
mentary Schoo
where Nicole
tended school,
cipal Cathy
said school officii
want to help
children understau
what happened!;
the girl and over
come the trauma.
“We also want!;
reassure the boys and girlstts
this man is in jail and won’lit
able to hurt any of them,”!
Aller said.
Health Tips
Women’s ^Veek activities
provide insight, education
A. P. Beutel Health Center
Several special events will
be held on campus for Women’s
Week to increase awareness of
good eating habits and healthy
lifestyles.
Any questions can be an
swered by coming to Room 16 of
the A.P. Beutel Health Center.
Women’s Week focuses on pos
itive recognition, education and
communication about women,
their accomplishments, issues
and needs. The health education
activities are sponsored by the A.
P. Beutel Health Center and Ag
gie Representatives Educating
About College Health (REACH.)
March 28, 29 and 30, 9 a.m.
to 11a.m., Cholesterol Testing
for students at a reduced cost.
Testing will take place at the
laboratory in the basement of
the health center for $7. Sign
up tables are up this week or
students can register at Health
Education, Room 16 in the
basement of the health center.
Students must register prior to
taking a cholesterol test. Men
are also welcome.
March 28 and 29, Tuesday
and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. and
also 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at
Sbisa Dining Hall, Top of the
Table Topics. The topics for
next week are Eating Disonkt
When Thin is too Thin and in
Strong is Your Skeleton: Calt
um and Osteoporosis.
March 28, Tuesday, 4p.mfo:
p.m., Get in Touch With Y<p!
The Breast Self-Exam progre:
in Room 16 of the health aE:
It is sponsored by Eta Sp
Gamma and the A. P. Mf;
Health Center.
March 29, Wednesday, 4 pr
to 5 p.m., Current Contracept
Choices program is in Room If f
the health center.
March 30, Thursday, 11 af
to 1 p.m., Food ShowinRovj
201 of the MSC. This tastif
luncheon will feature foodite
which are low-fat, low-chok
terol and reduced-calorie. 1
cost is $2, payable at the door;
sample a wide variety of itC|
Correction:
In Monday’s issue on page 1
a baseball player who hit
home run was misidentified.il
nior outfielder Chad Alexaul
connected on the solo home(
Also, a headline on Pag]
misidentified Anthony
driguez, who won the Bo
Olympics golf tournament.
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