Judge drops murder charge against Maui twin
COURTESY MAUI COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
This June booking photo released by the Maui County Police Department shows Alexandria Duval. Prosecutors had alleged Duval, who is also known as Alison Dadow, intentionally caused the death of her identical twin sister, Anastasia Duval, also known as Ann Dadow. The incident took place on May 29.
A murder charge against Alexandria Duval, 37, in the death of her twin sister, Anastasia Duval, was dropped this afternoon after a judge found no probable cause, the prosecutor’s office confirmed.
Anastasia Duval was killed when the twins’ SUV plunged off a 200-foot cliff on the Hana Highway on May 29. Alexandria Duval was arrested on second-degree murder charges, accused of deliberately causing her sister’s death by driving the car into a rock wall and over the cliff.
“The judge found no probable cause,” Maui Prosecuting Attorney John Kim told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
The decision was made by District Court Judge Blaine Kobayashi of the Second Circuit.
According to witnesses, the sisters were arguing in a parked Ford Explorer when the driver accelerated the vehicle through a retaining wall and down the cliff. The vehicle landed on a rocky shoreline, killing the passenger.
Alexandria Duval was initially reported in critical condition following the incident but was subsequently released from Maui Memorial Medical Center.
She appeared in Wailuku District Court on Monday with her right arm in a sling.
According to probable cause documents filed in court, a witness reported that the driver appeared to be in a rage. He and others saw the women arguing, with the passenger pulling the driver’s hair.
The documents say the vehicle’s air bag control module shows the driver didn’t try to brake before accelerating, making a hard left and crashing through the wall.
15 responses to “Judge drops murder charge against Maui twin”
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She is going to be missing half of herself for the rest of her life. That is punishment enough I guess. I don’t think she meant to kill her sister. They were both being crazy and fighting because their lives were falling apart. Of course I am pretty sure that was their fault.
So, were charges totally dropped, or did she get a lesser charge? If you can kill your siblings without consequences, then everybody will be doing it!
Oh come on! Why would “everybody” kill their siblings?
Agree…Thelma and Louise weren’t even related.
Judge Blaine Kobayashi will probably claim he won hundreds of thousands gambling in vegas.
Our prosecutors are totally incompetent. No legal professional anywhere would have charged her with “murder”.
Agree. Enough is enough! Legally, this would be almost impossible to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
What a bizarre and sad story.
Is there a competent prosecutor in the State of Hawaii. I know Kaneshiro isn’t one of them. Sad
These prosecutors intentionally overcharge some people.
To me, she looks like a dude. I’m just saying….
She looks old and aged. They had much hotter pictures a few days ago : )
Overzealous prosecutor? Incompetent? Probably a little of both I think. Was he going to argue it was an attempted murder/suicide? She would have to submit a confession to Police for a murder charge to stick. Involuntary manslaughter or negligence charge would have been more appropriate, that’s probably coming next just to save face. Convene the grand jury next time so you don’t look like the fool.
Reminds me of the saying “a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich”.
At least the judge had some sense. After the murder charge is dismissed the prosecution says they’ll investigate. The state of Hawaii is too used to railroading innocent folks who can’t afford a decent atty. As if anybody could prove she intended to kill her sister and miraculously survive the fall herself.