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Twin held in New York over Maui death of sister

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NEW YORK STATE POLICE

Alexandria Duval

ALBANY, N.Y. >> A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their vehicle off a Maui cliff in May was being held Monday in a New York jail after being charged with murder for the second time in the case, authorities said.

New York State Police announced over the weekend that Alexandria Duval, 38, was arrested Friday after being tracked down at an Albany home.

Police say Duval tried to flee when they spotted her outside the residence, but she was soon caught.

The arrest came after a warrant was issued for Duval when a grand jury in Hawaii indicted her on a second-degree murder charge last month.

Maui Prosecuting Attorney John Kim said he could not comment on the case because the indictment was sealed.

Authorities on Maui said Alexandria was driving a Ford Explorer on Hana Highway on May 29 with her sister Anastasia Duval in the passenger seat when the SUV crashed into a rock wall and plunged about 200 feet onto a rocky shoreline during what authorities described as a hair-pulling fight over the steering wheel.

Anastasia Duval was killed and Alexandria Duval was injured. Alexandria Duval was arrested and jailed on a second-degree murder charge, accused of deliberately causing her sister’s death.

A judge later ordered Duval’s release after determining there was no probable cause for a murder charge.

She was later indicted on the charge.

In August, Duval was arrested in upstate New York on a drunken driving charge after authorities say she nearly struck a vehicle driven by a state police investigator. She was released about three weeks later.

Duval was being held in Albany County Jail awaiting extradition to Hawaii.

The Duval sisters, born Alison and Ann Dadow in the Utica, N.Y., area, operated popular yoga studios in Palm Beach County, Fla., from 2008 to 2014 before they changed their names. They moved to Hawaii in December from Utah.

5 responses to “Twin held in New York over Maui death of sister”

  1. Workingrl says:

    Not sure why this is consodereded murder? She could have been killed as well. Unless it is considered a murder-attempted suicide.

  2. bluebowl says:

    They may have had a suicide pact.

  3. residenttaxpayer says:

    The prosecution may get a manslaughter conviction but not murder…..

  4. sailfish1 says:

    Maybe the sister made her crash the vehicle?

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